Teachers in upper secondary education, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Teachers in upper secondary education, male was 653,173 number in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
653,173 number
Change on year
up 3.8%
Rank
28th
of 43 groups
All-time high
653,173 number
in 2017
All-time low
155,243 number
in 1998
Years of data
20
1998–2017

Teachers in upper secondary education, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1998–2017

200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k600.0k700.0k1998200720171998: 155.2k number1999: 172.0k number2000: 172.5k number2001: 201.1k number2002: 213.7k number2003: 232.9k number2004: 253.8k number2005: 278.1k number2006: 294.2k number2007: 327.5k number2008: 359.6k number2009: 357.3k number2010: 438.2k number2011: 478.0k number2012: 508.9k number2013: 561.1k number2014: 570.9k number2015: 605.1k number2016: 629.0k number2017: 653.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2017, teachers in upper secondary education, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) stood at 653,173 number. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 99.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 653,173 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 155,243 number, in 1998.

That places Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 28th out of 43 groups with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Teachers in upper secondary education, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year

Annual values for Teachers in upper secondary education, male (number) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1998 to 2017.
Year number Change
1998 155,243 number
1999 171,964 number +10.8%
2000 172,529 number +0.3%
2001 201,073 number +16.5%
2002 213,733 number +6.3%
2003 232,898 number +9.0%
2004 253,824 number +9.0%
2005 278,065 number +9.6%
2006 294,190 number +5.8%
2007 327,536 number +11.3%
2008 359,635 number +9.8%
2009 357,288 number -0.7%
2010 438,213 number +22.6%
2011 477,988 number +9.1%
2012 508,911 number +6.5%
2013 561,073 number +10.2%
2014 570,889 number +1.7%
2015 605,113 number +6.0%
2016 628,970 number +3.9%
2017 653,173 number +3.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 163,604 number 155,243 number 171,964 number 2
2000s 269,077 number 172,529 number 359,635 number 10
2010s 555,541 number 438,213 number 653,173 number 8

Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)

  1. 25 Uzbekistan 46,384 number compare
  2. 26 Ghana 46,025 number compare
  3. 27 Sudan 38,385 number compare
  4. 28 Philippines 37,071 number compare
  5. 29 Canada 35,563 number compare
  6. 30 Thailand 32,186 number compare
  7. 31 Belgium 30,666 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
Teachers in upper secondary education, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 653,173 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
The highest recorded value was 653,173 number in 2017.
What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
The lowest recorded value was 155,243 number in 1998.
How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for teachers in upper secondary education, male?
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 28th out of 43 groups with data for 2017.
Is teachers in upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
Over the last ten years it is up 99.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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/