Teachers in lower secondary education, male in United States of America

United States of America: Teachers in lower secondary education, male was 286,156 number in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
286,156 number
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
4th
of 137 countries
All-time high
295,847 number
in 1998
All-time low
266,381 number
in 1993
Years of data
8
1993–2017

Teachers in lower secondary education, male in United States of America, 1993–2017

0100.0k200.0k300.0k1993200520171993: 266.4k number1994: 270.9k number1995: 276.5k number1996: 281.5k number1998: 295.8k number2014: 280.6k number2015: 283.6k number2017: 286.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

United States of America recorded 286,156 number for teachers in lower secondary education, male in 2017.

The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 2.0% over five years.

Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, male in United States of America peaked at 295,847 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 266,381 number, in 1993.

United States of America ranks 4th of 137 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Teachers in lower secondary education, male in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in lower secondary education, male (number) in United States of America, 1993 to 2017.
Year number Change
1993 266,381 number
1994 270,886 number +1.7%
1995 276,478 number +2.1%
1996 281,476 number +1.8%
1998 295,847 number +5.1%
2014 280,611 number -5.1%
2015 283,602 number +1.1%
2017 286,156 number +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 278,214 number 266,381 number 295,847 number 5
2010s 283,456 number 280,611 number 286,156 number 3

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 1 India 1.74 million number compare
  2. 2 China 1.60 million number compare
  3. 3 Indonesia 384,516 number compare
  4. 5 Brazil 250,914 number compare
  5. 6 Mexico 197,879 number compare
  6. 7 Egypt 148,020 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in lower secondary education, male in United States of America?
Teachers in lower secondary education, male in United States of America was 286,156 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, male recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 295,847 number in 1998.
What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, male recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 266,381 number in 1993.
How does United States of America rank for teachers in lower secondary education, male?
United States of America ranks 4th out of 137 countries with data for 2017.
Where does this United States of America 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/