Teachers in upper secondary education, male in Iran

Iran: Teachers in upper secondary education, male was 69,426 number in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
69,426 number
Change on year
down 5.3%
World rank
17th
of 131 countries
All-time high
93,214 number
in 2013
All-time low
68,330 number
in 1997
Years of data
5
1997–2017

Teachers in upper secondary education, male in Iran, 1997–2017

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k1997200720171997: 68.3k number2013: 93.2k number2014: 90.3k number2016: 73.3k number2017: 69.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2017, teachers in upper secondary education, male in Iran stood at 69,426 number.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 25.5% over five years.

Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, male in Iran peaked at 93,214 number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 68,330 number, in 1997.

That places Iran 17th out of 131 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 68,330 number 68,330 number 68,330 number 1
2010s 81,556 number 69,426 number 93,214 number 4

Countries ranked near Iran

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in upper secondary education, male in Iran?
Teachers in upper secondary education, male in Iran was 69,426 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in Iran?
The highest recorded value was 93,214 number in 2013.
What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in Iran?
The lowest recorded value was 68,330 number in 1997.
How does Iran rank for teachers in upper secondary education, male?
Iran ranks 17th out of 131 countries with data for 2017.
Where does this Iran 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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About this data

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
Last refreshed

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/