Teachers in secondary education, male in Peru

Peru: Teachers in secondary education, male was 115,491 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
115,491 number
Change on year
up 7.2%
World rank
24th
of 190 countries
All-time high
115,491 number
in 2019
All-time low
17,455 number
in 1976
Years of data
27
1975–2019

Teachers in secondary education, male in Peru, 1975–2019

20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k120.0k1975199720191975: 17.5k number1976: 17.5k number1981: 26.6k number1991: 45.6k number1995: 59.6k number1998: 75.8k number1999: 58.9k number2000: 65.7k number2001: 68.7k number2002: 75.2k number2003: 82.1k number2004: 82.9k number2005: 84.3k number2006: 88.2k number2007: 89.8k number2008: 90.4k number2009: 90.1k number2010: 93.3k number2011: 89.6k number2012: 82.7k number2013: 99.1k number2014: 105.5k number2015: 105.2k number2016: 106.1k number2017: 105.2k number2018: 107.8k number2019: 115.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in secondary education, male in Peru is 115,491 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.2% on the previous year and up 28.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, male in Peru peaked at 115,491 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 17,455 number, in 1976.

Peru ranks 24th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Teachers in secondary education, male in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in secondary education, male (number) in Peru, 1975 to 2019.
Year number Change
1975 17,494 number —
1976 17,455 number -0.2%
1981 26,599 number +52.4%
1991 45,632 number +71.6%
1995 59,585 number +30.6%
1998 75,839 number +27.3%
1999 58,886 number -22.4%
2000 65,667 number +11.5%
2001 68,697 number +4.6%
2002 75,206 number +9.5%
2003 82,054 number +9.1%
2004 82,882 number +1.0%
2005 84,262 number +1.7%
2006 88,162 number +4.6%
2007 89,778 number +1.8%
2008 90,424 number +0.7%
2009 90,125 number -0.3%
2010 93,350 number +3.6%
2011 89,589 number -4.0%
2012 82,665 number -7.7%
2013 99,118 number +19.9%
2014 105,532 number +6.5%
2015 105,185 number -0.3%
2016 106,120 number +0.9%
2017 105,182 number -0.9%
2018 107,769 number +2.5%
2019 115,491 number +7.2%

Peru compared with similar countries

  • Peru's 115,491 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15,103 number, 7.6× the median. (51 countries reporting)
  • Peru's 115,491 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5,168 number, 22.3× the median. (36 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Teachers in secondary education, male in Peru changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1991 +71.6% 26,599 number 45,632 number
1981 +52.4% 17,455 number 26,599 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 17,474 number 17,455 number 17,494 number 2
1980s 26,599 number 26,599 number 26,599 number 1
1990s 59,986 number 45,632 number 75,839 number 4
2000s 81,726 number 65,667 number 90,424 number 10
2010s 101,000 number 82,665 number 115,491 number 10

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 21 Iran 139,045 number compare
  2. 22 Spain 123,992 number compare
  3. 23 Philippines 123,597 number compare
  4. 25 Kenya 114,932 number compare
  5. 26 Saudi Arabia 111,434 number compare
  6. 27 Argentina 102,626 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in secondary education, male in Peru?
Teachers in secondary education, male in Peru was 115,491 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 115,491 number in 2019.
What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 17,455 number in 1976.
How does Peru rank for teachers in secondary education, male?
Peru ranks 24th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is teachers in secondary education, male rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Peru 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
Last refreshed

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/