Teachers in lower secondary education, male in United Kingdom

United Kingdom: Teachers in lower secondary education, male was 55,254 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
55,254 number
Change on year
down 4.4%
World rank
23rd
of 137 countries
All-time high
67,744 number
in 1996
All-time low
54,027 number
in 2013
Years of data
20
1993–2018

Teachers in lower secondary education, male in United Kingdom, 1993–2018

020.0k40.0k60.0k1993200520181993: 63.7k number1994: 63.3k number1995: 64.6k number1996: 67.7k number1997: 66.2k number1999: 64.3k number2000: 58.7k number2001: 59.4k number2002: 59.2k number2003: 59.9k number2004: 58.6k number2005: 59.7k number2006: 57.2k number2007: 55.9k number2008: 57.8k number2013: 54.0k number2014: 58.3k number2016: 55.1k number2017: 57.8k number2018: 55.3k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in lower secondary education, male in United Kingdom is 55,254 number, measured in 2018.

That represents a change of down 4.4% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, male in United Kingdom peaked at 67,744 number in 1996 and was at its lowest, 54,027 number, in 2013.

That places United Kingdom 23rd out of 137 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

Teachers in lower secondary education, male in United Kingdom, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in lower secondary education, male (number) in United Kingdom, 1993 to 2018.
Year number Change
1993 63,733 number
1994 63,275 number -0.7%
1995 64,601 number +2.1%
1996 67,744 number +4.9%
1997 66,182 number -2.3%
1999 64,337 number -2.8%
2000 58,667 number -8.8%
2001 59,439 number +1.3%
2002 59,217 number -0.4%
2003 59,903 number +1.2%
2004 58,633 number -2.1%
2005 59,719 number +1.9%
2006 57,237 number -4.2%
2007 55,868 number -2.4%
2008 57,820 number +3.5%
2013 54,027 number -6.6%
2014 58,268 number +7.9%
2016 55,054 number -5.5%
2017 57,796 number +5.0%
2018 55,254 number -4.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 64,979 number 63,275 number 67,744 number 6
2000s 58,500 number 55,868 number 59,903 number 9
2010s 56,080 number 54,027 number 58,268 number 5

Countries ranked near United Kingdom

  1. 20 Colombia 60,783 number compare
  2. 21 Saudi Arabia 57,100 number compare
  3. 22 Spain 55,382 number compare
  4. 24 Benin 53,225 number compare
  5. 25 Morocco 48,962 number compare
  6. 26 Argentina 42,078 number compare

See the full ranking of 182 places →

More reference data data for United Kingdom

All data for United Kingdom →

Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in lower secondary education, male in United Kingdom?
Teachers in lower secondary education, male in United Kingdom was 55,254 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, male recorded in United Kingdom?
The highest recorded value was 67,744 number in 1996.
What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, male recorded in United Kingdom?
The lowest recorded value was 54,027 number in 2013.
How does United Kingdom rank for teachers in lower secondary education, male?
United Kingdom ranks 23rd out of 137 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in lower secondary education, male rising or falling in United Kingdom?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United Kingdom 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 20 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Teachers in lower secondary education, male in United Kingdom. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 23 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/teachers-in-lower-secondary-education-male-number/united-kingdom/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/teachers-in-lower-secondary-education-male-number/united-kingdom/">Teachers in lower secondary education, male in United Kingdom</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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/