Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Upper middle income

Upper middle income: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male was 3.20 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
3.20 million number
Change on year
up 1.8%
Rank
6th
of 45 groups
All-time high
3.20 million number
in 2019
All-time low
784,973 number
in 1979
Years of data
41
1979–2019

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Upper middle income, 1979–2019

1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M3.0M1979199920191979: 785.0k number1980: 827.2k number1981: 880.4k number1982: 901.7k number1983: 942.3k number1984: 977.3k number1985: 1.0M number1986: 1.0M number1987: 1.1M number1988: 1.1M number1989: 1.2M number1990: 1.2M number1991: 1.2M number1992: 1.2M number1993: 1.2M number1994: 1.3M number1995: 1.3M number1996: 1.3M number1997: 1.3M number1998: 1.3M number1999: 1.4M number2000: 1.4M number2001: 1.5M number2002: 1.6M number2003: 1.8M number2004: 1.9M number2005: 2.3M number2006: 2.3M number2007: 2.4M number2008: 2.6M number2009: 2.5M number2010: 2.6M number2011: 2.6M number2012: 2.7M number2013: 2.8M number2014: 3.1M number2015: 3.1M number2016: 3.2M number2017: 3.2M number2018: 3.1M number2019: 3.2M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Upper middle income stood at 3.20 million number. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.

The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 28.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Upper middle income peaked at 3.20 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 784,973 number, in 1979.

Upper middle income ranks 6th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 784,973 number 784,973 number 784,973 number 1
1980s 1.00 million number 827,222 number 1.17 million number 10
1990s 1.27 million number 1.18 million number 1.36 million number 10
2000s 2.02 million number 1.41 million number 2.57 million number 10
2010s 2.96 million number 2.57 million number 3.20 million number 10

Countries ranked near Upper middle income

  1. 3 United States 797,537 number compare
  2. 4 Japan 419,722 number compare
  3. 5 Germany 250,730 number compare
  4. 6 Brazil 242,493 number compare
  5. 7 Russia 205,039 number compare
  6. 8 Iran 171,071 number compare
  7. 9 Indonesia 167,296 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Upper middle income?
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Upper middle income was 3.20 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, male recorded in Upper middle income?
The highest recorded value was 3.20 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, male recorded in Upper middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 784,973 number in 1979.
How does Upper middle income rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, male?
Upper middle income ranks 6th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, male rising or falling in Upper middle income?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Upper middle 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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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
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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/