Teachers in lower secondary education, male in World

World: Teachers in lower secondary education, male was 8.94 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
8.94 million number
Change on year
up 3.8%
Rank
1st
of 45 groups
All-time high
8.94 million number
in 2019
All-time low
6.57 million number
in 1994
Years of data
26
1994–2019

Teachers in lower secondary education, male in World, 1994–2019

02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M1994200620191994: 6.6M number1995: 6.7M number1996: 6.7M number1997: 6.8M number1998: 6.9M number1999: 6.8M number2000: 7.0M number2001: 7.1M number2002: 7.2M number2003: 7.2M number2004: 7.3M number2005: 7.5M number2006: 7.6M number2007: 7.8M number2008: 7.9M number2009: 8.0M number2010: 8.1M number2011: 8.0M number2012: 7.9M number2013: 8.2M number2014: 8.3M number2015: 8.3M number2016: 8.5M number2017: 8.6M number2018: 8.6M number2019: 8.9M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, teachers in lower secondary education, male in World stood at 8.94 million number. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, male in World peaked at 8.94 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.57 million number, in 1994.

World ranks 1st of 45 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6.73 million number 6.57 million number 6.87 million number 6
2000s 7.46 million number 6.98 million number 8.01 million number 10
2010s 8.35 million number 7.94 million number 8.94 million number 10

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 India 1.74 million number compare
  2. 2 China 1.60 million number compare
  3. 3 Indonesia 384,516 number compare
  4. 4 United States 286,156 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in lower secondary education, male in World?
Teachers in lower secondary education, male in World was 8.94 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, male recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 8.94 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, male recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 6.57 million number in 1994.
How does World rank for teachers in lower secondary education, male?
World ranks 1st out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is teachers in lower secondary education, male rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this World 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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About this data

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/