Teachers in secondary education, male in Latin America & Caribbean

Latin America & Caribbean: Teachers in secondary education, male was 1.67 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1.67 million number
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
25th
of 43 groups
All-time high
1.67 million number
in 2019
All-time low
389,723 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

Teachers in secondary education, male in Latin America & Caribbean, 1970–2019

500.0k1.0M1.5M197019942019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, teachers in secondary education, male in Latin America & Caribbean stood at 1.67 million number. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, male in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 1.67 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 389,723 number, in 1970.

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 25th of 43 groups on this measure, 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, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in secondary education, male (number) in Latin America & Caribbean, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 389,723 number
1971 409,503 number +5.1%
1972 453,394 number +10.7%
1973 482,788 number +6.5%
1974 556,847 number +15.3%
1975 582,809 number +4.7%
1976 634,641 number +8.9%
1977 682,455 number +7.5%
1978 700,733 number +2.7%
1979 1.01 million number +43.9%
1980 1.02 million number +0.8%
1981 1.03 million number +1.0%
1982 1.04 million number +1.6%
1983 1.05 million number +0.9%
1984 1.07 million number +1.2%
1985 816,339 number -23.4%
1986 1.09 million number +33.3%
1987 1.10 million number +0.6%
1988 1.10 million number +0.2%
1989 1.10 million number +0.1%
1990 1.10 million number +0.0%
1991 1.09 million number -0.4%
1992 1.10 million number +0.7%
1993 1.09 million number -0.8%
1994 1.10 million number +0.9%
1995 1.10 million number -0.2%
1996 1.12 million number +1.5%
1997 1.11 million number -0.8%
1998 1.14 million number +3.0%
1999 1.13 million number -0.7%
2000 1.14 million number +0.6%
2001 1.16 million number +1.3%
2002 1.14 million number -1.8%
2003 1.15 million number +0.8%
2004 1.19 million number +3.9%
2005 1.20 million number +1.0%
2006 1.27 million number +5.8%
2007 1.33 million number +5.0%
2008 1.40 million number +5.0%
2009 1.41 million number +0.8%
2010 1.46 million number +3.1%
2011 1.49 million number +2.6%
2012 1.51 million number +1.2%
2013 1.55 million number +2.7%
2014 1.62 million number +4.5%
2015 1.63 million number +0.3%
2016 1.65 million number +1.0%
2017 1.65 million number -0.1%
2018 1.66 million number +0.8%
2019 1.67 million number +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 590,104 number 389,723 number 1.01 million number 10
1980s 1.04 million number 816,339 number 1.10 million number 10
1990s 1.11 million number 1.09 million number 1.14 million number 10
2000s 1.24 million number 1.14 million number 1.41 million number 10
2010s 1.59 million number 1.46 million number 1.67 million number 10

Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean

  1. 22 Spain 123,992 number compare
  2. 23 Philippines 123,597 number compare
  3. 24 Peru 115,491 number compare
  4. 25 Kenya 114,932 number compare
  5. 26 Saudi Arabia 111,434 number compare
  6. 27 Argentina 102,626 number compare
  7. 28 Morocco 97,598 number compare

See the full ranking of 235 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in secondary education, male in Latin America & Caribbean?
Teachers in secondary education, male in Latin America & Caribbean was 1.67 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
The highest recorded value was 1.67 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
The lowest recorded value was 389,723 number in 1970.
How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for teachers in secondary education, male?
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 25th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is teachers in secondary education, male rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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/