Teachers in lower secondary education, male in Euro area

Euro area: Teachers in lower secondary education, male was 438,139 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
438,139 number
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
37th
of 43 regions
All-time high
497,306 number
in 2002
All-time low
418,107 number
in 2014
Years of data
28
1992–2019

Teachers in lower secondary education, male in Euro area, 1992–2019

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k1992200520191992: 476.3k number1993: 491.9k number1994: 492.9k number1995: 472.5k number1996: 430.6k number1997: 428.9k number1998: 434.7k number1999: 463.2k number2000: 486.4k number2001: 495.7k number2002: 497.3k number2003: 489.3k number2004: 487.2k number2005: 489.3k number2006: 482.0k number2007: 482.4k number2008: 481.3k number2009: 476.2k number2010: 466.2k number2011: 455.2k number2012: 443.3k number2013: 421.7k number2014: 418.1k number2015: 419.3k number2016: 427.4k number2017: 429.2k number2018: 435.8k number2019: 438.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Euro area recorded 438,139 number for teachers in lower secondary education, male in 2019.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, male in Euro area peaked at 497,306 number in 2002 and was at its lowest, 418,107 number, in 2014.

Euro area ranks 37th of 43 regions on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.

Teachers in lower secondary education, male in Euro area, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in lower secondary education, male (number) in Euro area, 1992 to 2019.
Year number Change
1992 476,309 number
1993 491,929 number +3.3%
1994 492,881 number +0.2%
1995 472,507 number -4.1%
1996 430,607 number -8.9%
1997 428,950 number -0.4%
1998 434,654 number +1.3%
1999 463,244 number +6.6%
2000 486,381 number +5.0%
2001 495,690 number +1.9%
2002 497,306 number +0.3%
2003 489,257 number -1.6%
2004 487,236 number -0.4%
2005 489,290 number +0.4%
2006 482,000 number -1.5%
2007 482,383 number +0.1%
2008 481,339 number -0.2%
2009 476,162 number -1.1%
2010 466,182 number -2.1%
2011 455,181 number -2.4%
2012 443,256 number -2.6%
2013 421,718 number -4.9%
2014 418,107 number -0.9%
2015 419,261 number +0.3%
2016 427,448 number +2.0%
2017 429,223 number +0.4%
2018 435,807 number +1.5%
2019 438,139 number +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 461,385 number 428,950 number 492,881 number 8
2000s 486,704 number 476,162 number 497,306 number 10
2010s 435,432 number 418,107 number 466,182 number 10

Countries ranked near Euro area

  1. 34 Guatemala 31,622 number compare
  2. 35 Malaysia 30,900 number compare
  3. 36 Korea 30,212 number compare
  4. 37 Netherlands 27,025 number compare
  5. 38 Sri Lanka 21,557 number compare
  6. 39 Poland 21,292 number compare
  7. 40 Mali 19,922 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in lower secondary education, male in Euro area?
Teachers in lower secondary education, male in Euro area was 438,139 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, male recorded in Euro area?
The highest recorded value was 497,306 number in 2002.
What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, male recorded in Euro area?
The lowest recorded value was 418,107 number in 2014.
How does Euro area rank for teachers in lower secondary education, male?
Euro area ranks 37th out of 43 regions with data for 2019.
Is teachers in lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Euro area?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Euro area 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
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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/