Teachers in lower secondary education, male in Nepal

Nepal: Teachers in lower secondary education, male was 40,549 number in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
40,549 number
Change on year
up 4.5%
World rank
27th
of 137 countries
All-time high
40,549 number
in 2019
All-time low
19,528 number
in 1999
Years of data
17
1999–2019

Teachers in lower secondary education, male in Nepal, 1999–2019

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1999200920191999: 19.5k number2000: 21.4k number2001: 22.3k number2002: 22.9k number2003: 23.7k number2004: 25.0k number2007: 21.9k number2008: 22.7k number2010: 30.3k number2011: 34.1k number2012: 35.6k number2013: 36.6k number2014: 37.5k number2015: 37.9k number2016: 38.4k number2017: 38.8k number2019: 40.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in lower secondary education, male in Nepal is 40,549 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and up 78.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, male in Nepal peaked at 40,549 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 19,528 number, in 1999.

Nepal ranks 27th of 137 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 19,528 number 19,528 number 19,528 number 1
2000s 22,848 number 21,385 number 24,990 number 7
2010s 36,648 number 30,321 number 40,549 number 9

Countries ranked near Nepal

  1. 24 Benin 53,225 number compare
  2. 25 Morocco 48,962 number compare
  3. 26 Argentina 42,078 number compare
  4. 28 Italy 39,901 number compare
  5. 29 Burkina Faso 38,916 number compare
  6. 30 Afghanistan 37,455 number compare

See the full ranking of 182 places β†’

More reference data data for Nepal

All data for Nepal β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in lower secondary education, male in Nepal?
Teachers in lower secondary education, male in Nepal was 40,549 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, male recorded in Nepal?
The highest recorded value was 40,549 number in 2019.
What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, male recorded in Nepal?
The lowest recorded value was 19,528 number in 1999.
How does Nepal rank for teachers in lower secondary education, male?
Nepal ranks 27th out of 137 countries with data for 2019.
Is teachers in lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Nepal?
Over the last ten years it is up 78.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nepal 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
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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/