Teachers in upper secondary education, male in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Teachers in upper secondary education, male was 21,855 number in 2018. β–² Rising

Latest (2018)
21,855 number
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
40th
of 131 countries
All-time high
21,855 number
in 2018
All-time low
6,743 number
in 2007
Years of data
5
2007–2018

Teachers in upper secondary education, male in Afghanistan, 2007–2018

5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k2007201220182007: 6.7k number2015: 20.5k number2016: 20.6k number2017: 21.4k number2018: 21.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, teachers in upper secondary education, male in Afghanistan stood at 21,855 number. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 224.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, male in Afghanistan peaked at 21,855 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 6,743 number, in 2007.

That places Afghanistan 40th out of 131 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 6,743 number 6,743 number 6,743 number 1
2010s 21,099 number 20,548 number 21,855 number 4

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

  1. 37 Tunisia 24,867 number compare
  2. 38 Malaysia 23,198 number
  3. 39 Syrian Arab Republic 23,046 number compare
  4. 41 Ecuador 21,849 number compare
  5. 42 Mali 20,639 number compare
  6. 43 Sweden 17,609 number compare

See the full ranking of 176 places β†’

More reference data data for Afghanistan

All data for Afghanistan β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in upper secondary education, male in Afghanistan?
Teachers in upper secondary education, male in Afghanistan was 21,855 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 21,855 number in 2018.
What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 6,743 number in 2007.
How does Afghanistan rank for teachers in upper secondary education, male?
Afghanistan ranks 40th out of 131 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Afghanistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 224.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in upper secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in upper secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
176 places, 2,795 data points, 1971–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of male teachers in public and private upper secondary education institutions (ISCED 3). 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/