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
Teachers in secondary education, male in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1978–2019
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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)
More reference data data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 29.08 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 15.30 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 13.79 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.13 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.14 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.12 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 83.9% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.17 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.18 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 3.00 million number (2019)
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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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/