Teachers in secondary education, male in Late-demographic dividend

Late-demographic dividend: Teachers in secondary education, male was 4.62 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
4.62 million number
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
9th
of 43 groups
All-time high
5.11 million number
in 2008
All-time low
3.40 million number
in 1985
Years of data
42
1978–2019

Teachers in secondary education, male in Late-demographic dividend, 1978–2019

02.0M4.0M6.0M1978199820191978: 3.8M number1979: 4.1M number1980: 4.0M number1981: 4.0M number1982: 3.8M number1983: 3.7M number1984: 3.7M number1985: 3.4M number1986: 3.8M number1987: 3.9M number1988: 4.0M number1989: 4.1M number1990: 4.1M number1991: 4.1M number1992: 4.2M number1993: 4.2M number1994: 4.2M number1995: 4.2M number1996: 4.3M number1997: 4.3M number1998: 4.3M number1999: 4.3M number2000: 4.5M number2001: 4.3M number2002: 4.3M number2003: 4.5M number2004: 4.6M number2005: 4.6M number2006: 4.8M number2007: 5.1M number2008: 5.1M number2009: 5.0M number2010: 5.0M number2011: 5.0M number2012: 5.0M number2013: 4.8M number2014: 4.7M number2015: 4.7M number2016: 4.7M number2017: 4.6M number2018: 4.6M number2019: 4.6M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in secondary education, male in Late-demographic dividend is 4.62 million number, measured in 2019.

The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, male in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 5.11 million number in 2008 and was at its lowest, 3.40 million number, in 1985.

Late-demographic dividend ranks 9th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Teachers in secondary education, male in Late-demographic dividend, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in secondary education, male (number) in Late-demographic dividend, 1978 to 2019.
Year number Change
1978 3.77 million number
1979 4.06 million number +7.8%
1980 3.98 million number -1.9%
1981 3.95 million number -0.8%
1982 3.81 million number -3.6%
1983 3.68 million number -3.4%
1984 3.67 million number -0.3%
1985 3.40 million number -7.4%
1986 3.78 million number +11.2%
1987 3.90 million number +3.3%
1988 4.01 million number +2.8%
1989 4.09 million number +2.0%
1990 4.11 million number +0.3%
1991 4.14 million number +0.9%
1992 4.16 million number +0.4%
1993 4.19 million number +0.7%
1994 4.21 million number +0.4%
1995 4.24 million number +0.8%
1996 4.33 million number +2.1%
1997 4.34 million number +0.2%
1998 4.32 million number -0.5%
1999 4.29 million number -0.6%
2000 4.48 million number +4.4%
2001 4.25 million number -5.2%
2002 4.35 million number +2.3%
2003 4.47 million number +2.9%
2004 4.61 million number +3.1%
2005 4.63 million number +0.4%
2006 4.80 million number +3.7%
2007 5.10 million number +6.1%
2008 5.11 million number +0.4%
2009 5.04 million number -1.4%
2010 5.00 million number -0.8%
2011 4.98 million number -0.5%
2012 4.98 million number +0.2%
2013 4.78 million number -4.2%
2014 4.74 million number -0.7%
2015 4.70 million number -0.9%
2016 4.67 million number -0.7%
2017 4.63 million number -0.7%
2018 4.63 million number -0.1%
2019 4.62 million number -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 3.91 million number 3.77 million number 4.06 million number 2
1980s 3.83 million number 3.40 million number 4.09 million number 10
1990s 4.23 million number 4.11 million number 4.34 million number 10
2000s 4.69 million number 4.25 million number 5.11 million number 10
2010s 4.77 million number 4.62 million number 5.00 million number 10

Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend

  1. 6 Japan 472,930 number compare
  2. 7 Mexico 411,077 number compare
  3. 8 Türkiye 318,806 number compare
  4. 9 Bangladesh 318,357 number compare
  5. 10 Egypt 307,767 number compare
  6. 11 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 283,929 number compare
  7. 12 Pakistan 258,785 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in secondary education, male in Late-demographic dividend?
Teachers in secondary education, male in Late-demographic dividend was 4.62 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 5.11 million number in 2008.
What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 3.40 million number in 1985.
How does Late-demographic dividend rank for teachers in secondary education, male?
Late-demographic dividend ranks 9th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is teachers in secondary education, male rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Late-demographic dividend 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/