Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in World

World: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male was 7.45 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
7.45 million number
Change on year
down 0.8%
Rank
1st
of 45 groups
All-time high
7.55 million number
in 2016
All-time low
2.21 million number
in 1974
Years of data
46
1974–2019

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in World, 1974–2019

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in World stood at 7.45 million number.

That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in World peaked at 7.55 million number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.21 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 2.43 million number 2.21 million number 2.61 million number 6
1980s 3.04 million number 2.72 million number 3.35 million number 10
1990s 3.64 million number 3.37 million number 4.02 million number 10
2000s 5.27 million number 4.16 million number 6.26 million number 10
2010s 7.24 million number 6.51 million number 7.55 million number 10

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 China 881,584 number compare
  2. 2 India 819,283 number compare
  3. 3 United States 797,537 number compare
  4. 4 Japan 419,722 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in World?
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in World was 7.45 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, male recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 7.55 million number in 2016.
What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, male recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 2.21 million number in 1974.
How does World rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, male?
World ranks 1st out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, male rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. 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 tertiary education programmes, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

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/