Teachers in upper secondary education, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Teachers in upper secondary education, male was 1.75 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1.75 million number
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
13th
of 43 groups
All-time high
1.98 million number
in 2008
All-time low
1.11 million number
in 2001
Years of data
26
1994–2019

Teachers in upper secondary education, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1994–2019

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M1994200620191994: 1.2M number1995: 1.2M number1996: 1.3M number1997: 1.3M number1998: 1.2M number1999: 1.1M number2000: 1.3M number2001: 1.1M number2002: 1.2M number2003: 1.4M number2004: 1.5M number2005: 1.5M number2006: 1.7M number2007: 1.9M number2008: 2.0M number2009: 2.0M number2010: 1.9M number2011: 1.8M number2012: 1.8M number2013: 1.7M number2014: 1.7M number2015: 1.8M number2016: 1.8M number2017: 1.7M number2018: 1.8M number2019: 1.7M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in upper secondary education, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) is 1.75 million number, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 1.98 million number in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.11 million number, in 2001.

That places East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 13th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Teachers in upper secondary education, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for Teachers in upper secondary education, male (number) in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1994 to 2019.
Year number Change
1994 1.15 million number
1995 1.22 million number +5.5%
1996 1.26 million number +3.5%
1997 1.26 million number +0.0%
1998 1.18 million number -6.4%
1999 1.12 million number -5.2%
2000 1.28 million number +14.9%
2001 1.11 million number -13.1%
2002 1.17 million number +5.3%
2003 1.41 million number +20.2%
2004 1.49 million number +5.7%
2005 1.53 million number +2.6%
2006 1.67 million number +9.0%
2007 1.91 million number +14.4%
2008 1.98 million number +3.6%
2009 1.96 million number -1.1%
2010 1.94 million number -1.1%
2011 1.81 million number -6.5%
2012 1.82 million number +0.4%
2013 1.72 million number -5.6%
2014 1.73 million number +0.7%
2015 1.77 million number +2.2%
2016 1.78 million number +0.5%
2017 1.74 million number -2.0%
2018 1.75 million number +0.8%
2019 1.75 million number -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.20 million number 1.12 million number 1.26 million number 6
2000s 1.55 million number 1.11 million number 1.98 million number 10
2010s 1.78 million number 1.72 million number 1.94 million number 10

Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)

  1. 10 Pakistan 130,499 number compare
  2. 11 Nigeria 124,040 number compare
  3. 12 Italy 104,488 number compare
  4. 13 Kenya 89,753 number compare
  5. 14 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 87,852 number compare
  6. 15 France 87,235 number compare
  7. 16 Germany 76,140 number compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in upper secondary education, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
Teachers in upper secondary education, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 1.75 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
The highest recorded value was 1.98 million number in 2008.
What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
The lowest recorded value was 1.11 million number in 2001.
How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for teachers in upper secondary education, male?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 13th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is teachers in upper secondary education, male rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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/