Teachers in secondary education, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Teachers in secondary education, male was 1.60 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in secondary education, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in secondary education, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) is 1.60 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 1.60 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 371,943 number, in 1970.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 29th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Teachers in secondary education, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 371,943 number | — |
| 1971 | 390,425 number | +5.0% |
| 1972 | 433,436 number | +11.0% |
| 1973 | 461,085 number | +6.4% |
| 1974 | 534,393 number | +15.9% |
| 1975 | 560,298 number | +4.8% |
| 1976 | 611,718 number | +9.2% |
| 1977 | 658,874 number | +7.7% |
| 1978 | 676,504 number | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 983,028 number | +45.3% |
| 1980 | 990,221 number | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 1.00 million number | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 1.02 million number | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 1.02 million number | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 1.04 million number | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 786,009 number | -24.1% |
| 1986 | 1.06 million number | +34.5% |
| 1987 | 1.06 million number | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 1.07 million number | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 1.07 million number | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 1.07 million number | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 1.06 million number | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 1.07 million number | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 1.06 million number | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 1.07 million number | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 1.07 million number | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 1.08 million number | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 1.08 million number | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 1.11 million number | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 1.10 million number | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 1.10 million number | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 1.12 million number | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 1.10 million number | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 1.10 million number | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.14 million number | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 1.15 million number | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 1.22 million number | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 1.29 million number | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 1.35 million number | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 1.36 million number | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 1.40 million number | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 1.44 million number | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 1.46 million number | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 1.49 million number | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 1.56 million number | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 1.56 million number | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.58 million number | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.58 million number | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.59 million number | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 1.60 million number | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 568,170 number | 371,943 number | 983,028 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.01 million number | 786,009 number | 1.07 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.08 million number | 1.06 million number | 1.11 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.19 million number | 1.10 million number | 1.36 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.53 million number | 1.40 million number | 1.60 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
More reference data data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 466.52 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 227.47 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 223.29 (2026)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 9.99 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 4.89 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.17 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.10 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.21 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.12 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.4% (2019)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in secondary education, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Teachers in secondary education, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 1.60 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.60 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 371,943 number in 1970.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for teachers in secondary education, male?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 29th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in secondary education, male rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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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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/