Teachers in secondary education, male in Liberia

Liberia: Teachers in secondary education, male was 16,420 number in 2017. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2017)
16,420 number
Change on year
up 40.2%
World rank
96th
of 190 countries
All-time high
16,420 number
in 2017
All-time low
1,571 number
in 1976
Years of data
5
1976–2017

Teachers in secondary education, male in Liberia, 1976–2017

05.0k10.0k15.0k1976199620171976: 1.6k number1999: 5.6k number2014: 14.3k number2015: 11.7k number2017: 16.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2017, teachers in secondary education, male in Liberia stood at 16,420 number. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is up 40.2% on the previous year and up 15.0% over five years.

Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, male in Liberia peaked at 16,420 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1,571 number, in 1976.

That places Liberia 96th out of 190 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1,571 number 1,571 number 1,571 number 1
1990s 5,569 number 5,569 number 5,569 number 1
2010s 14,136 number 11,708 number 16,420 number 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in secondary education, male in Liberia?
Teachers in secondary education, male in Liberia was 16,420 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Liberia?
The highest recorded value was 16,420 number in 2017.
What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Liberia?
The lowest recorded value was 1,571 number in 1976.
How does Liberia rank for teachers in secondary education, male?
Liberia ranks 96th out of 190 countries with data for 2017.
Where does this Liberia 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/