Teachers in upper secondary education, male in Low & middle income

Low & middle income: Teachers in upper secondary education, male was 6.21 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
6.21 million number
Change on year
up 6.3%
Rank
2nd
of 43 groups
All-time high
6.21 million number
in 2019
All-time low
3.20 million number
in 1994
Years of data
26
1994–2019

Teachers in upper secondary education, male in Low & middle income, 1994–2019

02.0M4.0M6.0M1994200620191994: 3.2M number1995: 3.2M number1996: 3.3M number1997: 3.3M number1998: 3.3M number1999: 3.3M number2000: 3.6M number2001: 3.5M number2002: 3.7M number2003: 4.1M number2004: 4.3M number2005: 4.5M number2006: 4.7M number2007: 5.1M number2008: 5.4M number2009: 5.5M number2010: 5.7M number2011: 5.8M number2012: 6.0M number2013: 5.3M number2014: 5.5M number2015: 5.7M number2016: 5.9M number2017: 5.8M number2018: 5.8M number2019: 6.2M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in upper secondary education, male in Low & middle income is 6.21 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, male in Low & middle income peaked at 6.21 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.20 million number, in 1994.

That places Low & middle income 2nd out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Teachers in upper secondary education, male in Low & middle income, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in upper secondary education, male (number) in Low & middle income, 1994 to 2019.
Year number Change
1994 3.20 million number
1995 3.21 million number +0.2%
1996 3.29 million number +2.4%
1997 3.34 million number +1.7%
1998 3.28 million number -1.8%
1999 3.35 million number +2.1%
2000 3.60 million number +7.5%
2001 3.48 million number -3.3%
2002 3.68 million number +5.7%
2003 4.06 million number +10.2%
2004 4.26 million number +4.9%
2005 4.45 million number +4.5%
2006 4.70 million number +5.5%
2007 5.08 million number +8.1%
2008 5.42 million number +6.7%
2009 5.50 million number +1.5%
2010 5.66 million number +2.9%
2011 5.84 million number +3.1%
2012 5.99 million number +2.5%
2013 5.32 million number -11.2%
2014 5.51 million number +3.7%
2015 5.66 million number +2.7%
2016 5.85 million number +3.4%
2017 5.81 million number -0.7%
2018 5.84 million number +0.5%
2019 6.21 million number +6.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3.28 million number 3.20 million number 3.35 million number 6
2000s 4.42 million number 3.48 million number 5.50 million number 10
2010s 5.77 million number 5.32 million number 6.21 million number 10

Countries ranked near Low & middle income

  1. 1 India 1.55 million number compare
  2. 2 China 1.27 million number compare
  3. 3 United States of America 346,969 number compare
  4. 4 Indonesia 329,969 number compare
  5. 5 Brazil 257,760 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 Low & middle income?
Teachers in upper secondary education, male in Low & middle income was 6.21 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in Low & middle income?
The highest recorded value was 6.21 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in Low & middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 3.20 million number in 1994.
How does Low & middle income rank for teachers in upper secondary education, male?
Low & middle income ranks 2nd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is teachers in upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Low & middle income?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Low & middle 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/