Teachers in secondary education, male in Middle income

Middle income: Teachers in secondary education, male was 12.59 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
12.59 million number
Change on year
up 5.6%
Rank
3rd
of 43 groups
All-time high
12.59 million number
in 2019
All-time low
3.49 million number
in 1971
Years of data
49
1971–2019

Teachers in secondary education, male in Middle income, 1971–2019

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in secondary education, male in Middle income is 12.59 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.

The figure is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, male in Middle income peaked at 12.59 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.49 million number, in 1971.

Middle income ranks 3rd of 43 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.

Teachers in secondary education, male in Middle income, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in secondary education, male (number) in Middle income, 1971 to 2019.
Year number Change
1971 3.49 million number
1972 3.74 million number +7.2%
1973 4.10 million number +9.5%
1974 4.25 million number +3.6%
1975 4.40 million number +3.6%
1976 4.74 million number +7.7%
1977 5.33 million number +12.4%
1978 5.79 million number +8.6%
1979 6.19 million number +7.0%
1980 6.22 million number +0.4%
1981 6.30 million number +1.3%
1982 6.30 million number +0.1%
1983 6.38 million number +1.2%
1984 6.48 million number +1.6%
1985 6.33 million number -2.3%
1986 6.84 million number +7.9%
1987 7.08 million number +3.6%
1988 7.29 million number +2.9%
1989 7.42 million number +1.7%
1990 7.59 million number +2.4%
1991 7.74 million number +1.9%
1992 7.85 million number +1.5%
1993 7.97 million number +1.5%
1994 8.07 million number +1.2%
1995 8.16 million number +1.1%
1996 8.32 million number +2.0%
1997 8.46 million number +1.6%
1998 8.46 million number +0.0%
1999 8.44 million number -0.3%
2000 8.80 million number +4.3%
2001 8.73 million number -0.8%
2002 9.08 million number +4.0%
2003 9.38 million number +3.2%
2004 9.63 million number +2.7%
2005 9.92 million number +3.1%
2006 10.26 million number +3.4%
2007 10.78 million number +5.0%
2008 11.17 million number +3.7%
2009 11.30 million number +1.1%
2010 11.50 million number +1.8%
2011 11.52 million number +0.1%
2012 11.62 million number +0.9%
2013 11.17 million number -3.9%
2014 11.43 million number +2.3%
2015 11.60 million number +1.5%
2016 11.94 million number +3.0%
2017 11.88 million number -0.5%
2018 11.92 million number +0.3%
2019 12.59 million number +5.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 4.67 million number 3.49 million number 6.19 million number 9
1980s 6.66 million number 6.22 million number 7.42 million number 10
1990s 8.11 million number 7.59 million number 8.46 million number 10
2000s 9.90 million number 8.73 million number 11.30 million number 10
2010s 11.72 million number 11.17 million number 12.59 million number 10

Countries ranked near Middle income

  1. 1 India 3.29 million number compare
  2. 2 China 2.87 million number compare
  3. 3 Indonesia 714,485 number compare
  4. 4 United States of America 633,125 number compare
  5. 5 Brazil 508,674 number compare
  6. 6 Japan 472,930 number compare

See the full ranking of 235 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in secondary education, male in Middle income?
Teachers in secondary education, male in Middle income was 12.59 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Middle income?
The highest recorded value was 12.59 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 3.49 million number in 1971.
How does Middle income rank for teachers in secondary education, male?
Middle income ranks 3rd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is teachers in secondary education, male rising or falling in Middle income?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Middle income 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/