Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Late-demographic dividend

Late-demographic dividend: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male was 2.35 million number in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
2.35 million number
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
11th
of 45 groups
All-time high
2.35 million number
in 2017
All-time low
757,602 number
in 1981
Years of data
37
1981–2017

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Late-demographic dividend, 1981–2017

1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M1981199920171981: 757.6k number1982: 764.0k number1983: 791.1k number1984: 813.6k number1985: 864.9k number1986: 855.8k number1987: 903.4k number1988: 917.4k number1989: 924.5k number1990: 927.4k number1991: 918.9k number1992: 905.2k number1993: 894.6k number1994: 953.4k number1995: 1.0M number1996: 962.4k number1997: 980.5k number1998: 967.8k number1999: 973.5k number2000: 1.0M number2001: 1.1M number2002: 1.2M number2003: 1.3M number2004: 1.4M number2005: 1.7M number2006: 1.7M number2007: 1.8M number2008: 1.9M number2009: 1.8M number2010: 1.9M number2011: 1.9M number2012: 1.9M number2013: 2.0M number2014: 2.3M number2015: 2.3M number2016: 2.3M number2017: 2.3M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Late-demographic dividend is 2.35 million number, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 28.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 2.35 million number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 757,602 number, in 1981.

That places Late-demographic dividend 11th out of 45 groups with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 843,589 number 757,602 number 924,451 number 9
1990s 949,280 number 894,581 number 1.01 million number 10
2000s 1.50 million number 1.02 million number 1.91 million number 10
2010s 2.13 million number 1.85 million number 2.35 million number 8

Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend

  1. 8 Iran 171,071 number compare
  2. 9 Indonesia 167,296 number compare
  3. 10 South Korea 142,264 number compare
  4. 11 Colombia 100,122 number compare
  5. 12 Spain 96,485 number compare
  6. 13 Canada 91,370 number compare
  7. 14 United Kingdom 87,872 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Late-demographic dividend?
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Late-demographic dividend was 2.35 million number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, male recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 2.35 million number in 2017.
What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, male recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 757,602 number in 1981.
How does Late-demographic dividend rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, male?
Late-demographic dividend ranks 11th out of 45 groups with data for 2017.
Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, male rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Late-demographic dividend 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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Indicator
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
204 places, 4,712 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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/