Teachers in secondary education, male in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Teachers in secondary education, male was 143,105 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
143,105 number
Change on year
down 5.4%
World rank
19th
of 190 countries
All-time high
212,129 number
in 1996
All-time low
141,758 number
in 2008
Years of data
20
1993–2018

Teachers in secondary education, male in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1993–2018

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k1993200520181993: 183.6k number1994: 186.1k number1996: 212.1k number1997: 208.5k number1999: 156.8k number2000: 145.7k number2001: 147.5k number2002: 145.6k number2003: 146.4k number2004: 148.5k number2005: 151.8k number2006: 144.0k number2007: 145.0k number2008: 141.8k number2013: 155.1k number2014: 159.9k number2015: 153.2k number2016: 146.8k number2017: 151.3k number2018: 143.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in secondary education, male in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is 143,105 number, measured in 2018.

The figure is down 5.4% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, male in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 212,129 number in 1996 and was at its lowest, 141,758 number, in 2008.

That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 19th out of 190 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

Teachers in secondary education, male in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in secondary education, male (number) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1993 to 2018.
Year number Change
1993 183,576 number
1994 186,125 number +1.4%
1996 212,129 number +14.0%
1997 208,465 number -1.7%
1999 156,752 number -24.8%
2000 145,669 number -7.1%
2001 147,536 number +1.3%
2002 145,595 number -1.3%
2003 146,400 number +0.6%
2004 148,487 number +1.4%
2005 151,846 number +2.3%
2006 144,037 number -5.1%
2007 145,036 number +0.7%
2008 141,758 number -2.3%
2013 155,147 number +9.4%
2014 159,908 number +3.1%
2015 153,193 number -4.2%
2016 146,849 number -4.1%
2017 151,327 number +3.0%
2018 143,105 number -5.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 189,409 number 156,752 number 212,129 number 5
2000s 146,263 number 141,758 number 151,846 number 9
2010s 151,588 number 143,105 number 159,908 number 6

Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

  1. 16 France 182,633 number compare
  2. 17 Uzbekistan 145,454 number compare
  3. 18 Italy 144,389 number compare
  4. 20 Ghana 140,336 number compare
  5. 21 Iran 139,045 number compare
  6. 22 Spain 123,992 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in secondary education, male in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Teachers in secondary education, male in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 143,105 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 212,129 number in 1996.
What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 141,758 number in 2008.
How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for teachers in secondary education, male?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 19th out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in secondary education, male rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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/