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
Teachers in upper secondary education, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1994–2019
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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)
More reference data data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 1,740 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 142.49 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 142.66 (2026)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 29.41 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.11 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 13.95 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 15.47 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.1 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.13 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 84.2% (2019)
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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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/