Teachers in lower secondary education, male in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Teachers in lower secondary education, male was 790,476 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, male in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 790,476 number for teachers in lower secondary education, male in 2019.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, male in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 792,308 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 201,389 number, in 1971.
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 28th of 45 groups on this measure, 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 201,389 number | — |
| 1972 | 224,222 number | +11.3% |
| 1973 | 233,778 number | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 277,815 number | +18.8% |
| 1975 | 287,582 number | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 313,218 number | +8.9% |
| 1977 | 334,250 number | +6.7% |
| 1978 | 339,955 number | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 487,579 number | +43.4% |
| 1980 | 487,855 number | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 495,230 number | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 498,304 number | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 500,419 number | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 504,927 number | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 393,124 number | -22.1% |
| 1986 | 521,559 number | +32.7% |
| 1987 | 533,539 number | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 534,819 number | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 555,790 number | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 553,129 number | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 528,600 number | -4.4% |
| 1992 | 553,628 number | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 544,771 number | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 535,734 number | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 549,281 number | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 544,130 number | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 547,370 number | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 558,172 number | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 536,401 number | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 556,071 number | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 595,382 number | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 572,805 number | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 544,400 number | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 558,549 number | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 548,512 number | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 605,941 number | +10.5% |
| 2007 | 652,680 number | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 682,446 number | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 683,962 number | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 704,011 number | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 719,439 number | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 727,357 number | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 746,254 number | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 774,952 number | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 784,376 number | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 792,308 number | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 780,430 number | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 785,160 number | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 790,476 number | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 299,976 number | 201,389 number | 487,579 number | 9 |
| 1980s | 502,557 number | 393,124 number | 555,790 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 545,122 number | 528,600 number | 558,172 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 600,075 number | 544,400 number | 683,962 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 760,476 number | 704,011 number | 792,308 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
More reference data data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.24 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 10.27 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.02 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.17 years (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 87.5% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.08 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.23 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 667,681 number (2019)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, male in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, male in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 790,476 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, male recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 792,308 number in 2016.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, male recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 201,389 number in 1971.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for teachers in lower secondary education, male?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 28th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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/