Teachers in lower secondary education, male in Chile

Chile: Teachers in lower secondary education, male was 8,781 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
8,781 number
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
72nd
of 137 countries
All-time high
8,781 number
in 2018
All-time low
3,487 number
in 1999
Years of data
17
1999–2018

Teachers in lower secondary education, male in Chile, 1999–2018

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1999200820181999: 3.5k number2000: 3.8k number2002: 3.8k number2004: 5.0k number2005: 5.1k number2006: 5.1k number2007: 5.1k number2008: 5.2k number2009: 5.4k number2010: 5.3k number2011: 5.3k number2012: 5.5k number2013: 8.0k number2014: 8.4k number2015: 8.5k number2017: 8.6k number2018: 8.8k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, teachers in lower secondary education, male in Chile stood at 8,781 number. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 68.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, male in Chile peaked at 8,781 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3,487 number, in 1999.

Chile ranks 72nd of 137 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Teachers in lower secondary education, male in Chile, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in lower secondary education, male (number) in Chile, 1999 to 2018.
Year number Change
1999 3,487 number —
2000 3,778 number +8.3%
2002 3,803 number +0.7%
2004 4,966 number +30.6%
2005 5,097 number +2.6%
2006 5,094 number -0.1%
2007 5,123 number +0.6%
2008 5,206 number +1.6%
2009 5,444 number +4.6%
2010 5,294 number -2.8%
2011 5,347 number +1.0%
2012 5,485 number +2.6%
2013 7,969 number +45.3%
2014 8,385 number +5.2%
2015 8,464 number +0.9%
2017 8,613 number +1.8%
2018 8,781 number +1.9%

Chile compared with similar countries

  • Chile's 8,781 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 5,601 number, 1.6× the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Chile's 8,781 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3,054 number, 2.9× the median. (28 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Teachers in lower secondary education, male in Chile 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
2013 +45.3% 5,485 number 7,969 number
2004 +30.6% 3,803 number 4,966 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3,487 number 3,487 number 3,487 number 1
2000s 4,814 number 3,778 number 5,444 number 8
2010s 7,292 number 5,294 number 8,781 number 8

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 69 Costa Rica 9,442 number compare
  2. 70 Hungary 9,245 number compare
  3. 71 Honduras 8,806 number compare
  4. 73 Czechia 8,396 number compare
  5. 74 Lebanon 7,924 number compare
  6. 75 Burundi 7,576 number compare

See the full ranking of 182 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in lower secondary education, male in Chile?
Teachers in lower secondary education, male in Chile was 8,781 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, male recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 8,781 number in 2018.
What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, male recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 3,487 number in 1999.
How does Chile rank for teachers in lower secondary education, male?
Chile ranks 72nd out of 137 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is up 68.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Chile data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in lower secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 2,917 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). 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/