Teachers in secondary education, male in South Asia
South Asia: Teachers in secondary education, male was 4.08 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in secondary education, male in South Asia, 1970–2019
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for South Asia
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 102.17 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 246.03 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 247.05 (2026)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 16.19 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 33.83 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 17.64 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.02 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.06 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 4.98 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 98.2% (2019)
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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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/