Teachers in upper secondary education, male in South Asia

South Asia: Teachers in upper secondary education, male was 1.96 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1.96 million number
Change on year
up 19.7%
Rank
9th
of 43 groups
All-time high
2.00 million number
in 2012
All-time low
599,815 number
in 1993
Years of data
27
1993–2019

Teachers in upper secondary education, male in South Asia, 1993–2019

500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M1993200620191993: 599.8k number1994: 714.8k number1995: 680.2k number1996: 721.1k number1997: 743.0k number1998: 824.7k number1999: 818.6k number2000: 867.2k number2001: 901.2k number2002: 1.0M number2003: 1.1M number2004: 1.2M number2005: 1.3M number2006: 1.3M number2007: 1.4M number2008: 1.6M number2009: 1.6M number2010: 1.8M number2011: 1.9M number2012: 2.0M number2013: 1.3M number2014: 1.4M number2015: 1.5M number2016: 1.7M number2017: 1.6M number2018: 1.6M number2019: 2.0M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, teachers in upper secondary education, male in South Asia stood at 1.96 million number.

The figure is up 19.7% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, male in South Asia peaked at 2.00 million number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 599,815 number, in 1993.

That places South Asia 9th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Teachers in upper secondary education, male in South Asia, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in upper secondary education, male (number) in South Asia, 1993 to 2019.
Year number Change
1993 599,815 number
1994 714,754 number +19.2%
1995 680,236 number -4.8%
1996 721,056 number +6.0%
1997 742,995 number +3.0%
1998 824,738 number +11.0%
1999 818,588 number -0.7%
2000 867,238 number +5.9%
2001 901,216 number +3.9%
2002 1.01 million number +12.5%
2003 1.08 million number +6.8%
2004 1.16 million number +6.7%
2005 1.26 million number +9.4%
2006 1.31 million number +3.3%
2007 1.39 million number +6.1%
2008 1.56 million number +12.3%
2009 1.65 million number +6.0%
2010 1.76 million number +6.7%
2011 1.86 million number +5.5%
2012 2.00 million number +8.0%
2013 1.29 million number -35.5%
2014 1.44 million number +11.3%
2015 1.48 million number +3.0%
2016 1.67 million number +13.0%
2017 1.65 million number -1.4%
2018 1.64 million number -0.6%
2019 1.96 million number +19.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 728,883 number 599,815 number 824,738 number 7
2000s 1.22 million number 867,238 number 1.65 million number 10
2010s 1.68 million number 1.29 million number 2.00 million number 10

Countries ranked near South Asia

  1. 6 Türkiye 173,993 number compare
  2. 7 Bangladesh 170,636 number compare
  3. 8 Egypt 159,747 number compare
  4. 9 Mexico 146,837 number compare
  5. 10 Pakistan 130,499 number compare
  6. 11 Nigeria 124,040 number compare
  7. 12 Italy 104,488 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 South Asia?
Teachers in upper secondary education, male in South Asia was 1.96 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in South Asia?
The highest recorded value was 2.00 million number in 2012.
What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in South Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 599,815 number in 1993.
How does South Asia rank for teachers in upper secondary education, male?
South Asia ranks 9th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is teachers in upper secondary education, male rising or falling in South Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this South Asia 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/