Teachers in secondary education, male in Japan

Japan: Teachers in secondary education, male was 472,930 number in 1995. ▲ Rising

Latest (1995)
472,930 number
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
6th
of 190 countries
All-time high
472,930 number
in 1995
All-time low
348,548 number
in 1972
Years of data
24
1971–1995

Teachers in secondary education, male in Japan, 1971–1995

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k1971198319951971: 353.4k number1972: 348.5k number1973: 352.2k number1974: 352.3k number1975: 383.3k number1976: 386.8k number1977: 390.0k number1978: 394.6k number1979: 399.0k number1980: 400.8k number1981: 408.1k number1982: 408.4k number1983: 422.0k number1984: 428.7k number1985: 437.1k number1986: 445.7k number1987: 454.0k number1988: 458.2k number1989: 460.2k number1990: 460.3k number1991: 461.1k number1992: 459.9k number1994: 465.0k number1995: 472.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Japan recorded 472,930 number for teachers in secondary education, male in 1995. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, male in Japan peaked at 472,930 number in 1995 and was at its lowest, 348,548 number, in 1972.

That places Japan 6th out of 190 countries with data for 1995, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 373,350 number 348,548 number 398,975 number 9
1980s 432,326 number 400,812 number 460,153 number 10
1990s 463,853 number 459,935 number 472,930 number 5

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 3 Indonesia 714,485 number compare
  2. 4 United States 633,125 number
  3. 5 Brazil 508,674 number compare
  4. 7 Mexico 411,077 number compare
  5. 8 Türkiye 318,806 number compare
  6. 9 Bangladesh 318,357 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in secondary education, male in Japan?
Teachers in secondary education, male in Japan was 472,930 number in 1995, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 472,930 number in 1995.
What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 348,548 number in 1972.
How does Japan rank for teachers in secondary education, male?
Japan ranks 6th out of 190 countries with data for 1995.
Is teachers in secondary education, male rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Japan 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/