Teachers in lower secondary education, male in New Zealand

New Zealand: Teachers in lower secondary education, male was 5,601 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
5,601 number
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
81st
of 137 countries
All-time high
5,920 number
in 2007
All-time low
3,385 number
in 1998
Years of data
24
1994–2018

Teachers in lower secondary education, male in New Zealand, 1994–2018

02.0k4.0k6.0k1994200620181994: 5.6k number1996: 4.9k number1997: 4.6k number1998: 3.4k number1999: 4.8k number2000: 4.6k number2001: 4.9k number2002: 4.9k number2003: 5.1k number2004: 5.8k number2005: 5.9k number2006: 5.8k number2007: 5.9k number2008: 5.9k number2009: 5.8k number2010: 5.8k number2011: 5.8k number2012: 5.8k number2013: 5.8k number2014: 5.7k number2015: 5.6k number2016: 5.5k number2017: 5.5k number2018: 5.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, teachers in lower secondary education, male in New Zealand stood at 5,601 number.

That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, male in New Zealand peaked at 5,920 number in 2007 and was at its lowest, 3,385 number, in 1998.

That places New Zealand 81st out of 137 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Teachers in lower secondary education, male in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in lower secondary education, male (number) in New Zealand, 1994 to 2018.
Year number Change
1994 5,623 number
1996 4,887 number -13.1%
1997 4,626 number -5.3%
1998 3,385 number -26.8%
1999 4,792 number +41.6%
2000 4,583 number -4.4%
2001 4,942 number +7.8%
2002 4,918 number -0.5%
2003 5,105 number +3.8%
2004 5,813 number +13.9%
2005 5,877 number +1.1%
2006 5,847 number -0.5%
2007 5,920 number +1.2%
2008 5,871 number -0.8%
2009 5,754 number -2.0%
2010 5,844 number +1.6%
2011 5,801 number -0.7%
2012 5,756 number -0.8%
2013 5,755 number -0.0%
2014 5,663 number -1.6%
2015 5,572 number -1.6%
2016 5,490 number -1.5%
2017 5,511 number +0.4%
2018 5,601 number +1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4,663 number 3,385 number 5,623 number 5
2000s 5,463 number 4,583 number 5,920 number 10
2010s 5,666 number 5,490 number 5,844 number 9

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 78 Norway 6,335 number compare
  2. 79 Croatia 6,254 number compare
  3. 80 United Arab Emirates 6,194 number compare
  4. 82 Slovakia 5,538 number compare
  5. 83 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5,459 number compare
  6. 84 Panama 5,206 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in lower secondary education, male in New Zealand?
Teachers in lower secondary education, male in New Zealand was 5,601 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, male recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 5,920 number in 2007.
What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, male recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 3,385 number in 1998.
How does New Zealand rank for teachers in lower secondary education, male?
New Zealand ranks 81st out of 137 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in lower secondary education, male rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this New Zealand 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/