Teachers in secondary education, male in Iran

Iran: Teachers in secondary education, male was 139,045 number in 2017. β–² Rising

Latest (2017)
139,045 number
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
21st
of 190 countries
All-time high
156,383 number
in 1997
All-time low
22,764 number
in 1971
Years of data
20
1971–2017

Teachers in secondary education, male in Iran, 1971–2017

050.0k100.0k150.0k1971199420171971: 22.8k number1972: 31.0k number1973: 37.8k number1974: 38.1k number1975: 42.6k number1976: 49.5k number1977: 58.5k number1983: 131.5k number1984: 126.7k number1985: 131.9k number1991: 128.4k number1992: 128.7k number1993: 136.7k number1994: 143.5k number1995: 140.0k number1997: 156.4k number2013: 155.6k number2014: 152.2k number2016: 142.2k number2017: 139.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Iran recorded 139,045 number for teachers in secondary education, male in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 10.7% over five years.

Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, male in Iran peaked at 156,383 number in 1997 and was at its lowest, 22,764 number, in 1971.

Iran ranks 21st of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 40,043 number 22,764 number 58,540 number 7
1980s 129,998 number 126,662 number 131,878 number 3
1990s 138,948 number 128,424 number 156,383 number 6
2010s 147,285 number 139,045 number 155,634 number 4

Countries ranked near Iran

  1. 18 Italy 144,389 number compare
  2. 19 United Kingdom 143,105 number compare
  3. 20 Ghana 140,336 number compare
  4. 22 Spain 123,992 number compare
  5. 23 Philippines 123,597 number compare
  6. 24 Peru 115,491 number compare

See the full ranking of 235 places β†’

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All data for Iran β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in secondary education, male in Iran?
Teachers in secondary education, male in Iran was 139,045 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Iran?
The highest recorded value was 156,383 number in 1997.
What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Iran?
The lowest recorded value was 22,764 number in 1971.
How does Iran rank for teachers in secondary education, male?
Iran ranks 21st out of 190 countries with data for 2017.
Where does this Iran 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/