Teachers in lower secondary education, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Teachers in lower secondary education, male was 778,376 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) recorded 778,376 number for teachers in lower secondary education, male in 2019.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 782,622 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 199,592 number, in 1971.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 29th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 199,592 number | — |
| 1972 | 222,058 number | +11.3% |
| 1973 | 231,518 number | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 275,903 number | +19.2% |
| 1975 | 286,721 number | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 313,463 number | +9.3% |
| 1977 | 337,153 number | +7.6% |
| 1978 | 344,641 number | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 492,992 number | +43.0% |
| 1980 | 494,002 number | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 502,114 number | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 505,703 number | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 507,861 number | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 512,308 number | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 400,614 number | -21.8% |
| 1986 | 529,354 number | +32.1% |
| 1987 | 541,278 number | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 542,948 number | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 564,415 number | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 561,842 number | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 535,030 number | -4.8% |
| 1992 | 559,203 number | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 550,516 number | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 539,957 number | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 550,625 number | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 546,079 number | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 549,050 number | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 560,655 number | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 537,079 number | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 556,413 number | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 596,836 number | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 574,817 number | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 543,601 number | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 559,519 number | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 551,368 number | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 608,944 number | +10.4% |
| 2007 | 654,971 number | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 685,225 number | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 685,258 number | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 703,973 number | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 718,532 number | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 726,878 number | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 741,412 number | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 769,124 number | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 775,039 number | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 782,622 number | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 770,889 number | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 774,034 number | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 778,376 number | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 300,449 number | 199,592 number | 492,992 number | 9 |
| 1980s | 510,060 number | 400,614 number | 564,415 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 549,004 number | 535,030 number | 561,842 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 601,695 number | 543,601 number | 685,258 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 754,088 number | 703,973 number | 782,622 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
More reference data data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 466.52 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 227.47 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 223.29 (2026)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 9.99 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.17 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.10 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 4.89 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.21 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.12 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.4% (2019)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 778,376 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, male recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 782,622 number in 2016.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, male recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 199,592 number in 1971.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for teachers in lower secondary education, male?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 29th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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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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/