Teachers in lower secondary education, male in Türkiye

Türkiye: Teachers in lower secondary education, male was 144,813 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
144,813 number
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
9th
of 137 countries
All-time high
144,813 number
in 2018
All-time low
36,049 number
in 1994
Years of data
9
1994–2018

Teachers in lower secondary education, male in Türkiye, 1994–2018

25.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k150.0k1994200620181994: 36.0k number1995: 38.6k number1997: 82.1k number2012: 94.3k number2013: 129.4k number2014: 131.5k number2015: 136.4k number2017: 140.9k number2018: 144.8k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Türkiye recorded 144,813 number for teachers in lower secondary education, male in 2018. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 53.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, male in Türkiye peaked at 144,813 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 36,049 number, in 1994.

That places Türkiye 9th out of 137 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.

Teachers in lower secondary education, male in Türkiye, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in lower secondary education, male (number) in Türkiye, 1994 to 2018.
Year number Change
1994 36,049 number
1995 38,619 number +7.1%
1997 82,119 number +112.6%
2012 94,312 number +14.8%
2013 129,356 number +37.2%
2014 131,513 number +1.7%
2015 136,393 number +3.7%
2017 140,919 number +3.3%
2018 144,813 number +2.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 52,262 number 36,049 number 82,119 number 3
2010s 129,551 number 94,312 number 144,813 number 6

Countries ranked near Türkiye

  1. 6 Mexico 197,879 number compare
  2. 7 Egypt 148,020 number compare
  3. 8 Bangladesh 147,721 number compare
  4. 10 Germany 138,977 number compare
  5. 11 Pakistan 130,935 number compare
  6. 12 Uzbekistan 103,758 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in lower secondary education, male in Türkiye?
Teachers in lower secondary education, male in Türkiye was 144,813 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, male recorded in Türkiye?
The highest recorded value was 144,813 number in 2018.
What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, male recorded in Türkiye?
The lowest recorded value was 36,049 number in 1994.
How does Türkiye rank for teachers in lower secondary education, male?
Türkiye ranks 9th out of 137 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Türkiye?
Over the last ten years it is up 53.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Türkiye 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/