Teachers in secondary education, male in World

World: Teachers in secondary education, male was 16.70 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
16.70 million number
Change on year
up 3.8%
Rank
1st
of 45 groups
All-time high
16.70 million number
in 2019
All-time low
7.01 million number
in 1974
Years of data
46
1974–2019

Teachers in secondary education, male in World, 1974–2019

05.0M10.0M15.0M197419962019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in secondary education, male in World is 16.70 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.

The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, male in World peaked at 16.70 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.01 million number, in 1974.

That places World 1st out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 8.03 million number 7.01 million number 9.19 million number 6
1980s 9.88 million number 9.32 million number 10.70 million number 10
1990s 11.53 million number 10.88 million number 11.91 million number 10
2000s 13.56 million number 12.27 million number 15.17 million number 10
2010s 15.76 million number 15.18 million number 16.70 million number 10

Countries ranked near World

  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 633,125 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in secondary education, male in World?
Teachers in secondary education, male in World was 16.70 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 16.70 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 7.01 million number in 1974.
How does World rank for teachers in secondary education, male?
World ranks 1st out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is teachers in secondary education, male rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this World 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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About this data

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/