Teachers in secondary education, male in New Zealand

New Zealand: Teachers in secondary education, male was 13,083 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
13,083 number
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
104th
of 190 countries
All-time high
15,350 number
in 2004
All-time low
9,065 number
in 1998
Years of data
24
1982–2018

Teachers in secondary education, male in New Zealand, 1982–2018

05.0k10.0k15.0k1982200020181982: 10.0k number1994: 12.3k number1996: 11.8k number1997: 12.0k number1998: 9.1k number1999: 11.9k number2000: 11.6k number2001: 11.9k number2003: 14.0k number2004: 15.3k number2005: 13.9k number2006: 13.7k number2007: 13.8k number2008: 13.7k number2009: 14.6k number2010: 13.5k number2011: 13.5k number2012: 13.3k number2013: 13.5k number2014: 13.2k number2015: 13.2k number2016: 12.9k number2017: 13.1k number2018: 13.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, teachers in secondary education, male in New Zealand stood at 13,083 number.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, male in New Zealand peaked at 15,350 number in 2004 and was at its lowest, 9,065 number, in 1998.

New Zealand ranks 104th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Teachers in secondary education, male in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in secondary education, male (number) in New Zealand, 1982 to 2018.
Year number Change
1982 10,007 number
1994 12,335 number +23.3%
1996 11,822 number -4.2%
1997 11,995 number +1.5%
1998 9,065 number -24.4%
1999 11,890 number +31.2%
2000 11,595 number -2.5%
2001 11,924 number +2.8%
2003 14,049 number +17.8%
2004 15,350 number +9.3%
2005 13,883 number -9.6%
2006 13,705 number -1.3%
2007 13,827 number +0.9%
2008 13,653 number -1.3%
2009 14,646 number +7.3%
2010 13,543 number -7.5%
2011 13,549 number +0.0%
2012 13,313 number -1.7%
2013 13,469 number +1.2%
2014 13,231 number -1.8%
2015 13,168 number -0.5%
2016 12,940 number -1.7%
2017 13,097 number +1.2%
2018 13,083 number -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 10,007 number 10,007 number 10,007 number 1
1990s 11,421 number 9,065 number 12,335 number 5
2000s 13,626 number 11,595 number 15,350 number 9
2010s 13,266 number 12,940 number 13,549 number 9

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 101 United Arab Emirates 14,824 number compare
  2. 102 Hong Kong, China 13,734 number compare
  3. 103 Kyrgyzstan 13,608 number compare
  4. 105 Paraguay 12,959 number compare
  5. 106 Oman 12,940 number compare
  6. 107 Finland 12,811 number compare

See the full ranking of 235 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in secondary education, male in New Zealand?
Teachers in secondary education, male in New Zealand was 13,083 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 15,350 number in 2004.
What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 9,065 number in 1998.
How does New Zealand rank for teachers in secondary education, male?
New Zealand ranks 104th out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in secondary education, male rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this New Zealand 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/