Teachers in secondary education, male in Euro area

Euro area: Teachers in secondary education, male was 907,696 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
907,696 number
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
37th
of 43 groups
All-time high
1.14 million number
in 1981
All-time low
880,995 number
in 2015
Years of data
44
1976–2019

Teachers in secondary education, male in Euro area, 1976–2019

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M1976199720191976: 1.1M number1977: 1.1M number1978: 1.1M number1979: 1.1M number1980: 1.1M number1981: 1.1M number1982: 1.1M number1983: 1.1M number1984: 1.1M number1985: 1.1M number1986: 1.1M number1987: 1.1M number1988: 1.1M number1989: 1.1M number1990: 1.1M number1991: 1.1M number1992: 1.1M number1993: 1.1M number1994: 1.1M number1995: 1.1M number1996: 1.1M number1997: 1.0M number1998: 1.0M number1999: 1.0M number2000: 1.0M number2001: 1.0M number2002: 1.0M number2003: 1.0M number2004: 1.0M number2005: 1.0M number2006: 996.7k number2007: 991.1k number2008: 985.6k number2009: 954.9k number2010: 957.3k number2011: 941.8k number2012: 921.8k number2013: 899.4k number2014: 884.9k number2015: 881.0k number2016: 903.6k number2017: 896.1k number2018: 906.2k number2019: 907.7k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Euro area recorded 907,696 number for teachers in secondary education, male in 2019.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, male in Euro area peaked at 1.14 million number in 1981 and was at its lowest, 880,995 number, in 2015.

That places Euro area 37th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.

Teachers in secondary education, male in Euro area, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in secondary education, male (number) in Euro area, 1976 to 2019.
Year number Change
1976 1.08 million number
1977 1.10 million number +2.6%
1978 1.11 million number +0.5%
1979 1.12 million number +0.9%
1980 1.12 million number +0.4%
1981 1.14 million number +1.1%
1982 1.13 million number -0.3%
1983 1.13 million number -0.5%
1984 1.12 million number -0.7%
1985 1.11 million number -0.4%
1986 1.10 million number -0.9%
1987 1.09 million number -0.9%
1988 1.09 million number -0.3%
1989 1.08 million number -0.7%
1990 1.08 million number +0.1%
1991 1.09 million number +0.2%
1992 1.10 million number +1.1%
1993 1.13 million number +2.7%
1994 1.13 million number +0.4%
1995 1.10 million number -2.7%
1996 1.06 million number -4.1%
1997 1.04 million number -1.6%
1998 1.02 million number -2.2%
1999 1.02 million number -0.1%
2000 1.05 million number +3.2%
2001 1.04 million number -1.1%
2002 1.05 million number +0.9%
2003 1.03 million number -1.7%
2004 1.01 million number -2.0%
2005 1.02 million number +1.1%
2006 996,740 number -2.1%
2007 991,063 number -0.6%
2008 985,635 number -0.5%
2009 954,921 number -3.1%
2010 957,262 number +0.2%
2011 941,771 number -1.6%
2012 921,807 number -2.1%
2013 899,413 number -2.4%
2014 884,869 number -1.6%
2015 880,995 number -0.4%
2016 903,566 number +2.6%
2017 896,122 number -0.8%
2018 906,217 number +1.1%
2019 907,696 number +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.10 million number 1.08 million number 1.12 million number 4
1980s 1.11 million number 1.08 million number 1.14 million number 10
1990s 1.08 million number 1.02 million number 1.13 million number 10
2000s 1.01 million number 954,921 number 1.05 million number 10
2010s 909,972 number 880,995 number 957,262 number 10

Countries ranked near Euro area

  1. 34 Benin 81,348 number compare
  2. 35 South Africa 76,420 number compare
  3. 36 Malaysia 75,039 number compare
  4. 37 Cameroon 74,718 number compare
  5. 38 Tanzania, United Republic of 70,631 number compare
  6. 39 Poland 69,887 number compare
  7. 40 Thailand 69,419 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in secondary education, male in Euro area?
Teachers in secondary education, male in Euro area was 907,696 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Euro area?
The highest recorded value was 1.14 million number in 1981.
What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Euro area?
The lowest recorded value was 880,995 number in 2015.
How does Euro area rank for teachers in secondary education, male?
Euro area ranks 37th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is teachers in secondary education, male rising or falling in Euro area?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Euro area 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
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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/