Teachers in secondary education, male in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Teachers in secondary education, male was 1.63 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1.63 million number
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
28th
of 45 groups
All-time high
1.63 million number
in 2019
All-time low
373,691 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

Teachers in secondary education, male in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 1.63 million number. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, male in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 1.63 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 373,691 number, in 1970.

That places Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 28th 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year

Annual values for Teachers in secondary education, male (number) in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 373,691 number
1971 394,061 number +5.5%
1972 437,542 number +11.0%
1973 466,227 number +6.6%
1974 537,269 number +15.2%
1975 560,077 number +4.2%
1976 608,281 number +8.6%
1977 647,377 number +6.4%
1978 658,640 number +1.7%
1979 963,348 number +46.3%
1980 966,342 number +0.3%
1981 974,796 number +0.9%
1982 988,644 number +1.4%
1983 996,027 number +0.7%
1984 1.01 million number +1.2%
1985 760,624 number -24.5%
1986 1.03 million number +35.6%
1987 1.04 million number +0.9%
1988 1.04 million number +0.0%
1989 1.04 million number -0.0%
1990 1.04 million number -0.1%
1991 1.04 million number +0.0%
1992 1.05 million number +0.5%
1993 1.04 million number -0.5%
1994 1.06 million number +1.4%
1995 1.06 million number +0.6%
1996 1.08 million number +1.4%
1997 1.07 million number -0.4%
1998 1.11 million number +3.5%
1999 1.10 million number -0.6%
2000 1.11 million number +0.6%
2001 1.12 million number +1.1%
2002 1.10 million number -2.2%
2003 1.10 million number +0.6%
2004 1.15 million number +3.8%
2005 1.16 million number +1.0%
2006 1.23 million number +5.9%
2007 1.29 million number +5.0%
2008 1.35 million number +5.2%
2009 1.37 million number +1.0%
2010 1.41 million number +3.2%
2011 1.45 million number +2.6%
2012 1.47 million number +1.3%
2013 1.51 million number +2.9%
2014 1.58 million number +4.8%
2015 1.59 million number +0.6%
2016 1.61 million number +1.1%
2017 1.61 million number +0.1%
2018 1.62 million number +0.9%
2019 1.63 million number +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 564,651 number 373,691 number 963,348 number 10
1980s 984,865 number 760,624 number 1.04 million number 10
1990s 1.06 million number 1.04 million number 1.11 million number 10
2000s 1.20 million number 1.10 million number 1.37 million number 10
2010s 1.55 million number 1.41 million number 1.63 million number 10

Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

  1. 25 Kenya 114,932 number compare
  2. 26 Saudi Arabia 111,434 number compare
  3. 27 Argentina 102,626 number compare
  4. 28 Morocco 97,598 number compare
  5. 29 Nepal 92,767 number compare
  6. 30 Ethiopia 92,503 number compare
  7. 31 Republic of Korea 90,787 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Teachers in secondary education, male in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 1.63 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
The highest recorded value was 1.63 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
The lowest recorded value was 373,691 number in 1970.
How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for teachers in secondary education, male?
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 28th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is teachers in secondary education, male rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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/