Teachers in secondary education, male in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Teachers in secondary education, male was 4.00 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
4.00 million number
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
13th
of 43 groups
All-time high
4.57 million number
in 2008
All-time low
2.65 million number
in 1983
Years of data
42
1978–2019

Teachers in secondary education, male in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1978–2019

01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M1978199820191978: 2.8M number1979: 2.9M number1980: 2.8M number1981: 2.8M number1982: 2.7M number1983: 2.6M number1984: 2.6M number1985: 2.7M number1986: 2.8M number1987: 3.0M number1988: 3.1M number1989: 3.2M number1990: 3.3M number1991: 3.3M number1992: 3.3M number1993: 3.3M number1994: 3.4M number1995: 3.4M number1996: 3.5M number1997: 3.6M number1998: 3.5M number1999: 3.5M number2000: 3.7M number2001: 3.5M number2002: 3.7M number2003: 3.9M number2004: 4.0M number2005: 4.1M number2006: 4.3M number2007: 4.5M number2008: 4.6M number2009: 4.5M number2010: 4.5M number2011: 4.3M number2012: 4.2M number2013: 4.1M number2014: 4.1M number2015: 4.1M number2016: 4.2M number2017: 4.0M number2018: 4.0M number2019: 4.0M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in secondary education, male in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) is 4.00 million number, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, male in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 4.57 million number in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2.65 million number, in 1983.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 13th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.

Teachers in secondary education, male in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year

Annual values for Teachers in secondary education, male (number) in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1978 to 2019.
Year number Change
1978 2.83 million number
1979 2.87 million number +1.5%
1980 2.84 million number -1.3%
1981 2.84 million number +0.3%
1982 2.72 million number -4.2%
1983 2.65 million number -2.8%
1984 2.65 million number +0.0%
1985 2.69 million number +1.4%
1986 2.83 million number +5.4%
1987 3.01 million number +6.2%
1988 3.14 million number +4.5%
1989 3.24 million number +3.2%
1990 3.30 million number +1.7%
1991 3.31 million number +0.2%
1992 3.31 million number -0.0%
1993 3.33 million number +0.8%
1994 3.35 million number +0.7%
1995 3.42 million number +1.8%
1996 3.52 million number +2.9%
1997 3.57 million number +1.7%
1998 3.54 million number -1.0%
1999 3.52 million number -0.6%
2000 3.74 million number +6.2%
2001 3.55 million number -5.0%
2002 3.73 million number +5.2%
2003 3.89 million number +4.2%
2004 4.04 million number +3.9%
2005 4.11 million number +1.7%
2006 4.28 million number +4.1%
2007 4.51 million number +5.4%
2008 4.57 million number +1.4%
2009 4.52 million number -1.2%
2010 4.51 million number -0.2%
2011 4.27 million number -5.3%
2012 4.23 million number -0.8%
2013 4.13 million number -2.5%
2014 4.09 million number -1.0%
2015 4.15 million number +1.5%
2016 4.17 million number +0.5%
2017 4.02 million number -3.5%
2018 4.01 million number -0.3%
2019 4.00 million number -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 2.85 million number 2.83 million number 2.87 million number 2
1980s 2.86 million number 2.65 million number 3.24 million number 10
1990s 3.42 million number 3.30 million number 3.57 million number 10
2000s 4.09 million number 3.55 million number 4.57 million number 10
2010s 4.16 million number 4.00 million number 4.51 million number 10

Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

  1. 10 Egypt 307,767 number compare
  2. 11 Democratic Republic of Congo 283,929 number compare
  3. 12 Pakistan 258,785 number compare
  4. 13 Germany 215,117 number compare
  5. 14 Nigeria 203,509 number compare
  6. 15 Russia 187,425 number compare
  7. 16 France 182,633 number compare

See the full ranking of 235 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in secondary education, male in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Teachers in secondary education, male in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 4.00 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
The highest recorded value was 4.57 million number in 2008.
What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
The lowest recorded value was 2.65 million number in 1983.
How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for teachers in secondary education, male?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 13th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is teachers in secondary education, male rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 5,697 data points, 1970–2019
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Total number of male teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). 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/