Teachers in secondary education, male in Finland

Finland: Teachers in secondary education, male was 12,811 number in 2018. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2018)
12,811 number
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
107th
of 190 countries
All-time high
16,944 number
in 1975
All-time low
12,811 number
in 2018
Years of data
22
1971–2018

Teachers in secondary education, male in Finland, 1971–2018

05.0k10.0k15.0k1971199420181971: 15.2k number1972: 16.2k number1973: 15.6k number1974: 16.5k number1975: 16.9k number1999: 14.3k number2000: 14.1k number2001: 13.7k number2002: 14.4k number2004: 14.9k number2005: 14.9k number2007: 15.6k number2008: 15.6k number2009: 15.5k number2010: 15.3k number2011: 15.7k number2012: 15.7k number2013: 14.8k number2014: 14.5k number2016: 13.6k number2017: 13.1k number2018: 12.8k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, teachers in secondary education, male in Finland stood at 12,811 number. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, male in Finland peaked at 16,944 number in 1975 and was at its lowest, 12,811 number, in 2018.

Finland ranks 107th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 16,064 number 15,156 number 16,944 number 5
1990s 14,255 number 14,255 number 14,255 number 1
2000s 14,843 number 13,685 number 15,620 number 8
2010s 14,444 number 12,811 number 15,747 number 8

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 104 New Zealand 13,083 number compare
  2. 105 Paraguay 12,959 number compare
  3. 106 Oman 12,940 number compare
  4. 108 Ireland 12,378 number compare
  5. 109 Malawi 11,054 number compare
  6. 110 Bosnia and Herzegovina 10,274 number compare

See the full ranking of 235 places β†’

More reference data data for Finland

All data for Finland β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in secondary education, male in Finland?
Teachers in secondary education, male in Finland was 12,811 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 16,944 number in 1975.
What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 12,811 number in 2018.
How does Finland rank for teachers in secondary education, male?
Finland ranks 107th out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in secondary education, male rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Finland 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/