Teachers in lower secondary education, male in OECD members

OECD members: Teachers in lower secondary education, male was 1.56 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1.56 million number
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
15th
of 43 groups
All-time high
1.57 million number
in 2001
All-time low
1.39 million number
in 1992
Years of data
28
1992–2019

Teachers in lower secondary education, male in OECD members, 1992–2019

0500.0k1.0M1.5M1992200520191992: 1.4M number1993: 1.4M number1994: 1.5M number1995: 1.4M number1996: 1.4M number1997: 1.4M number1998: 1.5M number1999: 1.5M number2000: 1.5M number2001: 1.6M number2002: 1.6M number2003: 1.6M number2004: 1.5M number2005: 1.5M number2006: 1.5M number2007: 1.5M number2008: 1.6M number2009: 1.5M number2010: 1.5M number2011: 1.5M number2012: 1.5M number2013: 1.5M number2014: 1.5M number2015: 1.5M number2016: 1.6M number2017: 1.6M number2018: 1.6M number2019: 1.6M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in lower secondary education, male in OECD members is 1.56 million number, measured in 2019.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, male in OECD members peaked at 1.57 million number in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.39 million number, in 1992.

OECD members ranks 15th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.45 million number 1.39 million number 1.51 million number 8
2000s 1.54 million number 1.51 million number 1.57 million number 10
2010s 1.54 million number 1.48 million number 1.56 million number 10

Countries ranked near OECD members

  1. 12 Uzbekistan 103,758 number compare
  2. 13 France 95,398 number compare
  3. 14 Ghana 94,311 number compare
  4. 15 Viet Nam 93,139 number compare
  5. 16 Philippines 86,526 number compare
  6. 17 Nigeria 79,469 number compare
  7. 18 Iran 69,619 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 OECD members?
Teachers in lower secondary education, male in OECD members was 1.56 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, male recorded in OECD members?
The highest recorded value was 1.57 million number in 2001.
What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, male recorded in OECD members?
The lowest recorded value was 1.39 million number in 1992.
How does OECD members rank for teachers in lower secondary education, male?
OECD members ranks 15th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is teachers in lower secondary education, male rising or falling in OECD members?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this OECD members 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/