Teachers in secondary education, male in Pakistan

Pakistan: Teachers in secondary education, male was 258,785 number in 2018. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2018)
258,785 number
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
12th
of 190 countries
All-time high
258,785 number
in 2018
All-time low
54,503 number
in 1971
Years of data
21
1971–2018

Teachers in secondary education, male in Pakistan, 1971–2018

50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k1971199420181971: 54.5k number1972: 56.5k number1975: 69.6k number1976: 75.5k number1977: 77.7k number1978: 85.6k number1979: 85.9k number1980: 84.5k number1981: 87.0k number1982: 90.2k number1983: 99.2k number1984: 108.2k number1985: 107.3k number1987: 117.3k number1989: 120.1k number1990: 128.5k number2014: 224.3k number2015: 245.4k number2016: 247.5k number2017: 250.2k number2018: 258.8k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Pakistan recorded 258,785 number for teachers in secondary education, male in 2018. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 15.4% over five years.

Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, male in Pakistan peaked at 258,785 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 54,503 number, in 1971.

Pakistan ranks 12th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 72,186 number 54,503 number 85,881 number 7
1980s 101,715 number 84,499 number 120,052 number 8
1990s 128,501 number 128,501 number 128,501 number 1
2010s 245,230 number 224,262 number 258,785 number 5

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 9 Bangladesh 318,357 number compare
  2. 10 Egypt 307,767 number compare
  3. 11 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 283,929 number compare
  4. 13 Germany 215,117 number compare
  5. 14 Nigeria 203,509 number compare
  6. 15 Russia 187,425 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in secondary education, male in Pakistan?
Teachers in secondary education, male in Pakistan was 258,785 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 258,785 number in 2018.
What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 54,503 number in 1971.
How does Pakistan rank for teachers in secondary education, male?
Pakistan ranks 12th out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
Where does this Pakistan 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
Last refreshed

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/