Teachers in secondary education, male in Canada

Canada: Teachers in secondary education, male was 43,717 number in 1996. ▼ Falling

Latest (1996)
43,717 number
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
56th
of 190 countries
All-time high
84,000 number
in 1976
All-time low
43,717 number
in 1996
Years of data
10
1976–1996

Teachers in secondary education, male in Canada, 1976–1996

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1976198619961976: 84.0k number1983: 72.1k number1984: 71.1k number1990: 73.6k number1991: 76.2k number1992: 77.1k number1993: 45.1k number1994: 45.8k number1995: 43.7k number1996: 43.7k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 1996, teachers in secondary education, male in Canada stood at 43,717 number. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 38.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, male in Canada peaked at 84,000 number in 1976 and was at its lowest, 43,717 number, in 1996.

Canada ranks 56th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.

Teachers in secondary education, male in Canada, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in secondary education, male (number) in Canada, 1976 to 1996.
Year number Change
1976 84,000 number —
1983 72,067 number -14.2%
1984 71,095 number -1.3%
1990 73,624 number +3.6%
1991 76,250 number +3.6%
1992 77,091 number +1.1%
1993 45,120 number -41.5%
1994 45,775 number +1.5%
1995 43,743 number -4.4%
1996 43,717 number -0.1%

Canada compared with similar countries

  • Canada's 43,717 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 9,934 number, 4.4× the median. (74 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 84,000 number 84,000 number 84,000 number 1
1980s 71,581 number 71,095 number 72,067 number 2
1990s 57,903 number 43,717 number 77,091 number 7

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 53 Belgium 48,599 number compare
  2. 54 Madagascar 46,793 number
  3. 55 Sri Lanka 45,363 number compare
  4. 57 Senegal 40,706 number compare
  5. 58 Tunisia 40,407 number compare
  6. 59 Ecuador 38,425 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in secondary education, male in Canada?
Teachers in secondary education, male in Canada was 43,717 number in 1996, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 84,000 number in 1976.
What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 43,717 number in 1996.
How does Canada rank for teachers in secondary education, male?
Canada ranks 56th out of 190 countries with data for 1996.
Is teachers in secondary education, male rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is down 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Canada 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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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/