Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male was 1.37 million number in 2013. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1970–2013
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) is 1.37 million number, measured in 2013. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
The figure is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 83.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 1.37 million number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 181,425 number, in 1970.
That places East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 14th out of 43 groups with data for 2013, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 181,425 number | — |
| 1971 | 181,957 number | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 182,618 number | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 191,725 number | +5.0% |
| 1974 | 213,981 number | +11.6% |
| 1975 | 230,609 number | +7.8% |
| 1976 | 237,116 number | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 248,811 number | +4.9% |
| 1978 | 267,817 number | +7.6% |
| 1979 | 299,714 number | +11.9% |
| 1980 | 311,712 number | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 350,921 number | +12.6% |
| 1982 | 363,129 number | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 409,783 number | +12.8% |
| 1984 | 396,779 number | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 449,796 number | +13.4% |
| 1986 | 483,460 number | +7.5% |
| 1987 | 547,238 number | +13.2% |
| 1988 | 577,283 number | +5.5% |
| 1989 | 596,627 number | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 599,021 number | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 584,875 number | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 573,592 number | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 570,536 number | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 628,326 number | +10.1% |
| 1995 | 623,395 number | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 598,102 number | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 579,638 number | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 585,261 number | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 561,776 number | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 573,820 number | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 621,474 number | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 702,549 number | +13.0% |
| 2003 | 746,251 number | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 818,678 number | +9.7% |
| 2005 | 1.17 million number | +43.0% |
| 2006 | 1.14 million number | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 1.21 million number | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 1.28 million number | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 1.21 million number | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 1.26 million number | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 1.27 million number | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 1.30 million number | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 1.37 million number | +5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 223,577 number | 181,425 number | 299,714 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 448,673 number | 311,712 number | 596,627 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 590,452 number | 561,776 number | 628,326 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 946,949 number | 573,820 number | 1.28 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.30 million number | 1.26 million number | 1.37 million number | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- 11 Colombia 100,122 number compare
- 12 Spain 96,485 number compare
- 13 Canada 91,370 number compare
- 14 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 87,872 number compare
- 15 Türkiye 87,863 number compare
- 16 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 80,866 number compare
- 17 Argentina 73,184 number compare
More reference data data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 1,740 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 142.49 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 142.66 (2026)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 29.41 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.11 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 13.95 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 15.47 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.1 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.13 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 84.2% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 1.37 million number in 2013, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, male recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.37 million number in 2013.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, male recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 181,425 number in 1970.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, male?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 14th out of 43 groups with data for 2013.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, male rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of male teachers in public and private tertiary education institutions (ISCED 5-8). 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/