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

Latest (2019)
790,476 number
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
28th
of 45 groups
All-time high
792,308 number
in 2016
All-time low
201,389 number
in 1971
Years of data
49
1971–2019

Teachers in lower secondary education, male in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1971–2019

200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k197119952019

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

Annual values for Teachers in lower secondary education, male (number) in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1971 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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)

  1. 25 Morocco 48,962 number compare
  2. 26 Argentina 42,078 number compare
  3. 27 Nepal 40,549 number compare
  4. 28 Italy 39,901 number compare
  5. 29 Burkina Faso 38,916 number compare
  6. 30 Afghanistan 37,455 number compare
  7. 31 Thailand 37,233 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 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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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/