Teachers in lower secondary education, male in South Asia
South Asia: Teachers in lower secondary education, male was 2.12 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, male in South Asia, 1993–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in lower secondary education, male in South Asia is 2.12 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.2% on the previous year and up 52.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, male in South Asia peaked at 2.12 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 956,015 number, in 1999.
That places South Asia 12th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, male in South Asia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1.17 million number | — |
| 1994 | 1.09 million number | -7.3% |
| 1995 | 1.13 million number | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 1.10 million number | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 1.10 million number | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 993,263 number | -9.7% |
| 1999 | 956,015 number | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 987,380 number | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 995,317 number | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 1.04 million number | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 1.08 million number | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 1.10 million number | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 1.21 million number | +10.3% |
| 2006 | 1.23 million number | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 1.32 million number | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 1.36 million number | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 1.39 million number | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 1.43 million number | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 1.37 million number | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 1.41 million number | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 1.54 million number | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 1.60 million number | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 1.60 million number | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.74 million number | +8.5% |
| 2017 | 1.80 million number | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 1.81 million number | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 2.12 million number | +17.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.08 million number | 956,015 number | 1.17 million number | 7 |
| 2000s | 1.17 million number | 987,380 number | 1.39 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.64 million number | 1.37 million number | 2.12 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
More reference data data for South Asia
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 102.17 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 246.03 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 247.05 (2026)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 16.19 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 33.83 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 17.64 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.02 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.06 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 4.98 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 98.2% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, male in South Asia?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, male in South Asia was 2.12 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, male recorded in South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.12 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, male recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 956,015 number in 1999.
- How does South Asia rank for teachers in lower secondary education, male?
- South Asia ranks 12th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, male rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Asia 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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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/