Teachers in upper secondary education, male in IDA total

IDA total: Teachers in upper secondary education, male was 1.40 million number in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
1.40 million number
Change on year
up 1.2%
Rank
17th
of 44 groups
All-time high
1.40 million number
in 2019
All-time low
431,914 number
in 1997
Years of data
23
1997–2019

Teachers in upper secondary education, male in IDA total, 1997–2019

400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M1.2M1.4M1997200820191997: 431.9k number1998: 547.2k number1999: 556.8k number2000: 571.5k number2001: 592.9k number2002: 630.4k number2003: 652.9k number2004: 695.5k number2005: 740.7k number2006: 732.4k number2007: 773.7k number2008: 835.3k number2009: 854.0k number2010: 973.2k number2011: 1.1M number2012: 1.1M number2013: 1.2M number2014: 1.2M number2015: 1.3M number2016: 1.3M number2017: 1.3M number2018: 1.4M number2019: 1.4M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in upper secondary education, male in IDA total is 1.40 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 64.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, male in IDA total peaked at 1.40 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 431,914 number, in 1997.

That places IDA total 17th out of 44 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 511,973 number 431,914 number 556,783 number 3
2000s 707,938 number 571,544 number 853,998 number 10
2010s 1.23 million number 973,207 number 1.40 million number 10

Countries ranked near IDA total

  1. 14 United Kingdom 87,852 number compare
  2. 15 France 87,235 number compare
  3. 16 Germany 76,140 number compare
  4. 17 Iran 69,426 number compare
  5. 18 Spain 68,610 number compare
  6. 19 Korea 60,575 number compare
  7. 20 Argentina 60,547 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in upper secondary education, male in IDA total?
Teachers in upper secondary education, male in IDA total was 1.40 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in IDA total?
The highest recorded value was 1.40 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in IDA total?
The lowest recorded value was 431,914 number in 1997.
How does IDA total rank for teachers in upper secondary education, male?
IDA total ranks 17th out of 44 groups with data for 2019.
Is teachers in upper secondary education, male rising or falling in IDA total?
Over the last ten years it is up 64.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this IDA total data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in upper secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in upper secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
176 places, 2,795 data points, 1971–2019
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Total number of male teachers in public and private upper secondary education institutions (ISCED 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/