Teachers in secondary education, male in European Union

European Union: Teachers in secondary education, male was 1.28 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
1.28 million number
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
2nd
of 2 regions
All-time high
1.65 million number
in 1994
All-time low
1.27 million number
in 2015
Years of data
44
1976–2019

Teachers in secondary education, male in European Union, 1976–2019

0500.0k1.0M1.5M1976199720191976: 1.5M number1977: 1.6M number1978: 1.6M number1979: 1.6M number1980: 1.6M number1981: 1.6M number1982: 1.6M number1983: 1.6M number1984: 1.6M number1985: 1.6M number1986: 1.6M number1987: 1.6M number1988: 1.6M number1989: 1.5M number1990: 1.6M number1991: 1.6M number1992: 1.6M number1993: 1.6M number1994: 1.7M number1995: 1.6M number1996: 1.6M number1997: 1.6M number1998: 1.5M number1999: 1.5M number2000: 1.5M number2001: 1.5M number2002: 1.5M number2003: 1.4M number2004: 1.4M number2005: 1.5M number2006: 1.4M number2007: 1.4M number2008: 1.4M number2009: 1.4M number2010: 1.4M number2011: 1.3M number2012: 1.3M number2013: 1.3M number2014: 1.3M number2015: 1.3M number2016: 1.3M number2017: 1.3M number2018: 1.3M number2019: 1.3M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in secondary education, male in European Union is 1.28 million number, measured in 2019.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, male in European Union peaked at 1.65 million number in 1994 and was at its lowest, 1.27 million number, in 2015.

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

Teachers in secondary education, male in European Union, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in secondary education, male (number) in European Union, 1976 to 2019.
Year number Change
1976 1.53 million number
1977 1.56 million number +2.0%
1978 1.57 million number +0.5%
1979 1.58 million number +0.8%
1980 1.59 million number +0.4%
1981 1.60 million number +1.0%
1982 1.60 million number -0.1%
1983 1.59 million number -0.4%
1984 1.58 million number -0.7%
1985 1.58 million number -0.4%
1986 1.57 million number -0.5%
1987 1.56 million number -0.6%
1988 1.55 million number -0.3%
1989 1.55 million number -0.6%
1990 1.55 million number +0.5%
1991 1.56 million number +0.5%
1992 1.58 million number +0.8%
1993 1.65 million number +4.5%
1994 1.65 million number +0.5%
1995 1.63 million number -1.6%
1996 1.59 million number -2.1%
1997 1.57 million number -1.5%
1998 1.50 million number -4.4%
1999 1.48 million number -1.5%
2000 1.50 million number +1.3%
2001 1.48 million number -1.0%
2002 1.48 million number -0.1%
2003 1.45 million number -2.0%
2004 1.43 million number -1.2%
2005 1.45 million number +1.6%
2006 1.42 million number -2.2%
2007 1.41 million number -1.1%
2008 1.39 million number -1.0%
2009 1.36 million number -2.5%
2010 1.36 million number -0.2%
2011 1.33 million number -2.1%
2012 1.30 million number -2.3%
2013 1.30 million number +0.5%
2014 1.28 million number -1.4%
2015 1.27 million number -1.0%
2016 1.28 million number +1.0%
2017 1.28 million number -0.2%
2018 1.28 million number -0.3%
2019 1.28 million number +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.56 million number 1.53 million number 1.58 million number 4
1980s 1.58 million number 1.55 million number 1.60 million number 10
1990s 1.58 million number 1.48 million number 1.65 million number 10
2000s 1.44 million number 1.36 million number 1.50 million number 10
2010s 1.30 million number 1.27 million number 1.36 million number 10

Countries ranked near European Union

  1. 1 India 3.29 million number compare
  2. 2 China 2.87 million number compare
  3. 3 Indonesia 714,485 number compare
  4. 4 United States of America 633,125 number compare
  5. 5 Brazil 508,674 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in secondary education, male in European Union?
Teachers in secondary education, male in European Union was 1.28 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in European Union?
The highest recorded value was 1.65 million number in 1994.
What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in European Union?
The lowest recorded value was 1.27 million number in 2015.
How does European Union rank for teachers in secondary education, male?
European Union ranks 2nd out of 2 regions with data for 2019.
Is teachers in secondary education, male rising or falling in European Union?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this European Union 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/