Teachers in lower secondary education, male in Least developed countries

Least developed countries: Teachers in lower secondary education, male was 1.05 million number in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
1.05 million number
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
23rd
of 44 countries
All-time high
1.05 million number
in 2017
All-time low
379,682 number
in 1998
Years of data
23
1997–2019

Teachers in lower secondary education, male in Least developed countries, 1997–2019

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1997200820191997: 459.1k number1998: 379.7k number1999: 389.3k number2000: 415.6k number2001: 430.7k number2002: 466.1k number2003: 509.9k number2004: 532.6k number2005: 591.4k number2006: 623.1k number2007: 651.7k number2008: 664.3k number2009: 764.2k number2010: 770.0k number2011: 789.4k number2012: 817.4k number2013: 878.3k number2014: 927.3k number2015: 963.0k number2016: 979.3k number2017: 1.1M number2018: 1.0M number2019: 1.0M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Least developed countries recorded 1.05 million number for teachers in lower secondary education, male in 2019.

That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 37.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, male in Least developed countries peaked at 1.05 million number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 379,682 number, in 1998.

Least developed countries ranks 23rd of 44 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 409,371 number 379,682 number 459,142 number 3
2000s 564,964 number 415,551 number 764,213 number 10
2010s 924,453 number 770,037 number 1.05 million number 10

Countries ranked near Least developed countries

  1. 20 Colombia 60,783 number compare
  2. 21 Saudi Arabia 57,100 number compare
  3. 22 Spain 55,382 number compare
  4. 23 United Kingdom 55,254 number compare
  5. 24 Benin 53,225 number compare
  6. 25 Morocco 48,962 number compare
  7. 26 Argentina 42,078 number compare

See the full ranking of 182 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in lower secondary education, male in Least developed countries?
Teachers in lower secondary education, male in Least developed countries was 1.05 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, male recorded in Least developed countries?
The highest recorded value was 1.05 million number in 2017.
What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, male recorded in Least developed countries?
The lowest recorded value was 379,682 number in 1998.
How does Least developed countries rank for teachers in lower secondary education, male?
Least developed countries ranks 23rd out of 44 countries with data for 2019.
Is teachers in lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Least developed countries?
Over the last ten years it is up 37.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Least developed countries data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in lower secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 2,917 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/