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
Teachers in secondary education, male in Latin America & Caribbean, 1970–2019
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Latin America & Caribbean
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.33 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.16 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.11 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 10.44 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.12 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.21 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.4% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.09 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.23 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 685,896 number (2019)
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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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/