Teachers in secondary education, male in United States

United States: Teachers in secondary education, male was 633,125 number in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
633,125 number
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
4th
of 190 countries
All-time high
650,104 number
in 1998
All-time low
586,319 number
in 1993
Years of data
8
1993–2017

Teachers in secondary education, male in United States, 1993–2017

0200.0k400.0k600.0k1993200520171993: 586.3k number1994: 595.4k number1995: 607.8k number1996: 618.8k number1998: 650.1k number2014: 622.2k number2015: 631.2k number2017: 633.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2017, teachers in secondary education, male in United States stood at 633,125 number.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.8% over five years.

Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, male in United States peaked at 650,104 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 586,319 number, in 1993.

That places United States 4th out of 190 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.

Teachers in secondary education, male in United States, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in secondary education, male (number) in United States, 1993 to 2017.
Year number Change
1993 586,319 number
1994 595,419 number +1.6%
1995 607,796 number +2.1%
1996 618,786 number +1.8%
1998 650,104 number +5.1%
2014 622,192 number -4.3%
2015 631,164 number +1.4%
2017 633,125 number +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 611,685 number 586,319 number 650,104 number 5
2010s 628,827 number 622,192 number 633,125 number 3

Countries ranked near United States

  1. 1 India 3.29 million number compare
  2. 2 China (People’s Republic of) 2.87 million number compare
  3. 3 Indonesia 714,485 number compare
  4. 5 Brazil 508,674 number compare
  5. 6 Japan 472,930 number
  6. 7 Mexico 411,077 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in secondary education, male in United States?
Teachers in secondary education, male in United States was 633,125 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in United States?
The highest recorded value was 650,104 number in 1998.
What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in United States?
The lowest recorded value was 586,319 number in 1993.
How does United States rank for teachers in secondary education, male?
United States ranks 4th out of 190 countries with data for 2017.
Where does this United States 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/