Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male was 1.25 million number in 2012. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1970–2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2012, teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 1.25 million number. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 91.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 1.25 million number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 154,257 number, in 1970.
That places East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 15th out of 43 groups with data for 2012, 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 (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 154,257 number | — |
| 1971 | 156,605 number | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 156,930 number | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 163,179 number | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 179,856 number | +10.2% |
| 1975 | 189,714 number | +5.5% |
| 1976 | 190,597 number | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 198,925 number | +4.4% |
| 1978 | 216,769 number | +9.0% |
| 1979 | 249,933 number | +15.3% |
| 1980 | 264,378 number | +5.8% |
| 1981 | 305,217 number | +15.4% |
| 1982 | 316,825 number | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 361,418 number | +14.1% |
| 1984 | 344,719 number | -4.6% |
| 1985 | 393,066 number | +14.0% |
| 1986 | 422,360 number | +7.5% |
| 1987 | 483,512 number | +14.5% |
| 1988 | 511,679 number | +5.8% |
| 1989 | 529,949 number | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 532,359 number | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 519,397 number | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 510,068 number | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 510,138 number | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 572,326 number | +12.2% |
| 1995 | 572,149 number | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 550,713 number | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 534,502 number | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 540,219 number | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 517,387 number | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 528,394 number | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 573,966 number | +8.6% |
| 2002 | 652,953 number | +13.8% |
| 2003 | 695,293 number | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 766,936 number | +10.3% |
| 2005 | 1.12 million number | +45.9% |
| 2006 | 1.09 million number | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 1.16 million number | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 1.23 million number | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 1.15 million number | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 1.21 million number | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 1.22 million number | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 1.25 million number | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 185,676 number | 154,257 number | 249,933 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 393,312 number | 264,378 number | 529,949 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 535,926 number | 510,068 number | 572,326 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 896,481 number | 528,394 number | 1.23 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.22 million number | 1.21 million number | 1.25 million number | 3 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 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
- 18 Philippines 72,813 number compare
More reference data data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.13 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 29.08 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 13.79 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 15.30 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.12 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.14 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 83.9% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.17 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.18 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 3.00 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 1.25 million number in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, male recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.25 million number in 2012.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, male recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 154,257 number in 1970.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, male?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 15th out of 43 groups with data for 2012.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, male rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 91.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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/