Teachers in secondary education, male in Australia

Australia: Teachers in secondary education, male was 51,400 number in 1992. ▲ Rising

Latest (1992)
51,400 number
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
49th
of 190 countries
All-time high
54,995 number
in 1985
All-time low
29,460 number
in 1971
Years of data
19
1971–1992

Teachers in secondary education, male in Australia, 1971–1992

020.0k40.0k60.0k1971198119921971: 29.5k number1973: 34.6k number1974: 36.5k number1975: 39.6k number1976: 41.7k number1977: 43.7k number1978: 44.9k number1979: 46.2k number1980: 46.7k number1981: 47.4k number1984: 53.4k number1985: 55.0k number1986: 53.3k number1987: 53.2k number1988: 53.3k number1989: 51.9k number1990: 51.6k number1991: 51.0k number1992: 51.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in secondary education, male in Australia is 51,400 number, measured in 1992.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, male in Australia peaked at 54,995 number in 1985 and was at its lowest, 29,460 number, in 1971.

That places Australia 49th out of 190 countries with data for 1992, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 39,587 number 29,460 number 46,159 number 8
1980s 51,774 number 46,736 number 54,995 number 8
1990s 51,302 number 50,950 number 51,555 number 3

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 46 Ukraine 56,608 number
  2. 47 Angola 53,894 number
  3. 48 Netherlands 52,884 number compare
  4. 50 Mali 50,459 number compare
  5. 51 Burkina Faso 49,913 number compare
  6. 52 Uganda 48,820 number

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in secondary education, male in Australia?
Teachers in secondary education, male in Australia was 51,400 number in 1992, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 54,995 number in 1985.
What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 29,460 number in 1971.
How does Australia rank for teachers in secondary education, male?
Australia ranks 49th out of 190 countries with data for 1992.
Is teachers in secondary education, male rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Teachers in secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 5,697 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of male teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). 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/