Teachers in secondary education, male in Jamaica

Jamaica: Teachers in secondary education, male was 3,619 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
3,619 number
Change on year
up 6.5%
World rank
138th
of 190 countries
All-time high
4,963 number
in 2011
All-time low
2,724 number
in 1985
Years of data
21
1984–2019

Teachers in secondary education, male in Jamaica, 1984–2019

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k1984200120191984: 2.8k number1985: 2.7k number1987: 2.8k number1988: 3.5k number1989: 3.0k number1990: 3.1k number1993: 3.6k number2002: 3.9k number2003: 3.7k number2004: 4.2k number2007: 4.1k number2010: 4.9k number2011: 5.0k number2012: 4.2k number2013: 4.1k number2014: 4.1k number2015: 3.9k number2016: 3.5k number2017: 3.8k number2018: 3.4k number2019: 3.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, teachers in secondary education, male in Jamaica stood at 3,619 number.

That represents a change of up 6.5% on the previous year and down 25.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, male in Jamaica peaked at 4,963 number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2,724 number, in 1985.

Jamaica ranks 138th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Teachers in secondary education, male (number) in Jamaica, 1984 to 2019.
Year number Change
1984 2,774 number
1985 2,724 number -1.8%
1987 2,824 number +3.7%
1988 3,532 number +25.1%
1989 3,043 number -13.8%
1990 3,089 number +1.5%
1993 3,598 number +16.5%
2002 3,917 number +8.9%
2003 3,744 number -4.4%
2004 4,241 number +13.3%
2007 4,074 number -3.9%
2010 4,870 number +19.5%
2011 4,963 number +1.9%
2012 4,246 number -14.4%
2013 4,094 number -3.6%
2014 4,085 number -0.2%
2015 3,905 number -4.4%
2016 3,525 number -9.7%
2017 3,824 number +8.5%
2018 3,399 number -11.1%
2019 3,619 number +6.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 2,979 number 2,724 number 3,532 number 5
1990s 3,344 number 3,089 number 3,598 number 2
2000s 3,994 number 3,744 number 4,241 number 4
2010s 4,053 number 3,399 number 4,963 number 10

Countries ranked near Jamaica

  1. 135 Somalia 3,895 number compare
  2. 136 Mauritius 3,754 number compare
  3. 137 Timor-Leste 3,753 number compare
  4. 139 Eswatini 3,518 number compare
  5. 140 Puerto Rico 3,265 number compare
  6. 141 Armenia 3,003 number compare

See the full ranking of 235 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in secondary education, male in Jamaica?
Teachers in secondary education, male in Jamaica was 3,619 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Jamaica?
The highest recorded value was 4,963 number in 2011.
What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Jamaica?
The lowest recorded value was 2,724 number in 1985.
How does Jamaica rank for teachers in secondary education, male?
Jamaica ranks 138th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is teachers in secondary education, male rising or falling in Jamaica?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Jamaica 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/