Teachers in upper secondary education, male in Nepal

Nepal: Teachers in upper secondary education, male was 52,218 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
52,218 number
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
22nd
of 131 countries
All-time high
52,218 number
in 2019
All-time low
16,598 number
in 1999
Years of data
14
1999–2019

Teachers in upper secondary education, male in Nepal, 1999–2019

20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k1999200920191999: 16.6k number2000: 18.3k number2001: 18.5k number2003: 21.7k number2008: 25.7k number2010: 38.7k number2011: 42.0k number2012: 45.0k number2013: 46.9k number2014: 48.4k number2015: 48.9k number2016: 49.8k number2017: 50.4k number2019: 52.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Nepal recorded 52,218 number for teachers in upper secondary education, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 103.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, male in Nepal peaked at 52,218 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 16,598 number, in 1999.

Nepal ranks 22nd of 131 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Teachers in upper secondary education, male in Nepal, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in upper secondary education, male (number) in Nepal, 1999 to 2019.
Year number Change
1999 16,598 number —
2000 18,312 number +10.3%
2001 18,500 number +1.0%
2003 21,730 number +17.5%
2008 25,663 number +18.1%
2010 38,733 number +50.9%
2011 42,017 number +8.5%
2012 44,993 number +7.1%
2013 46,858 number +4.1%
2014 48,365 number +3.2%
2015 48,941 number +1.2%
2016 49,839 number +1.8%
2017 50,377 number +1.1%
2019 52,218 number +3.7%

Nepal compared with similar countries

  • Nepal's 52,218 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10,132 number, 5.2× the median. (26 countries reporting)
  • Nepal's 52,218 number is above the median for South Asia, which is 52,218 number, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Teachers in upper secondary education, male in Nepal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2010 +50.9% 25,663 number 38,733 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 16,598 number 16,598 number 16,598 number 1
2000s 21,051 number 18,312 number 25,663 number 4
2010s 46,927 number 38,733 number 52,218 number 9

Countries ranked near Nepal

  1. 19 South Korea 60,575 number compare
  2. 20 Argentina 60,547 number compare
  3. 21 Saudi Arabia 54,334 number compare
  4. 23 Morocco 48,636 number compare
  5. 24 Poland 48,595 number compare
  6. 25 Uzbekistan 46,384 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in upper secondary education, male in Nepal?
Teachers in upper secondary education, male in Nepal was 52,218 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in Nepal?
The highest recorded value was 52,218 number in 2019.
What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in Nepal?
The lowest recorded value was 16,598 number in 1999.
How does Nepal rank for teachers in upper secondary education, male?
Nepal ranks 22nd out of 131 countries with data for 2019.
Is teachers in upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Nepal?
Over the last ten years it is up 103.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nepal 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
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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/