Teachers in secondary education, male in South Asia

South Asia: Teachers in secondary education, male was 4.08 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
4.08 million number
Change on year
up 18.4%
Rank
10th
of 43 groups
All-time high
4.08 million number
in 2019
All-time low
886,078 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

Teachers in secondary education, male in South Asia, 1970–2019

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

South Asia recorded 4.08 million number for teachers in secondary education, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.

The figure is up 18.4% on the previous year and up 34.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, male in South Asia peaked at 4.08 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 886,078 number, in 1970.

That places South Asia 10th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.

Teachers in secondary education, male in South Asia, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in secondary education, male (number) in South Asia, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 886,078 number
1971 908,308 number +2.5%
1972 949,014 number +4.5%
1973 998,564 number +5.2%
1974 1.02 million number +1.9%
1975 1.04 million number +2.1%
1976 1.05 million number +0.7%
1977 1.07 million number +1.9%
1978 1.09 million number +1.9%
1979 1.12 million number +3.4%
1980 1.16 million number +3.3%
1981 1.19 million number +2.7%
1982 1.24 million number +3.8%
1983 1.31 million number +6.0%
1984 1.36 million number +3.9%
1985 1.39 million number +2.0%
1986 1.42 million number +2.3%
1987 1.42 million number -0.1%
1988 1.43 million number +0.8%
1989 1.44 million number +0.9%
1990 1.52 million number +5.2%
1991 1.61 million number +6.2%
1992 1.71 million number +5.7%
1993 1.77 million number +3.9%
1994 1.80 million number +1.7%
1995 1.81 million number +0.3%
1996 1.82 million number +0.8%
1997 1.84 million number +1.3%
1998 1.82 million number -1.3%
1999 1.77 million number -2.4%
2000 1.85 million number +4.5%
2001 1.90 million number +2.3%
2002 2.06 million number +8.5%
2003 2.17 million number +5.3%
2004 2.25 million number +4.1%
2005 2.48 million number +9.8%
2006 2.53 million number +2.3%
2007 2.71 million number +7.0%
2008 2.92 million number +7.7%
2009 3.04 million number +4.0%
2010 3.18 million number +4.9%
2011 3.23 million number +1.3%
2012 3.42 million number +5.9%
2013 2.83 million number -17.2%
2014 3.04 million number +7.5%
2015 3.08 million number +1.5%
2016 3.41 million number +10.7%
2017 3.45 million number +1.1%
2018 3.45 million number +0.0%
2019 4.08 million number +18.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.01 million number 886,078 number 1.12 million number 10
1980s 1.34 million number 1.16 million number 1.44 million number 10
1990s 1.75 million number 1.52 million number 1.84 million number 10
2000s 2.39 million number 1.85 million number 3.04 million number 10
2010s 3.32 million number 2.83 million number 4.08 million number 10

Countries ranked near South Asia

  1. 7 Mexico 411,077 number compare
  2. 8 Türkiye 318,806 number compare
  3. 9 Bangladesh 318,357 number compare
  4. 10 Egypt 307,767 number compare
  5. 11 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 283,929 number compare
  6. 12 Pakistan 258,785 number compare
  7. 13 Germany 215,117 number compare

See the full ranking of 235 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in secondary education, male in South Asia?
Teachers in secondary education, male in South Asia was 4.08 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in South Asia?
The highest recorded value was 4.08 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in South Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 886,078 number in 1970.
How does South Asia rank for teachers in secondary education, male?
South Asia ranks 10th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is teachers in secondary education, male rising or falling in South Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 34.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this South Asia 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/