Teachers in upper secondary education, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Teachers in upper secondary education, male was 823,052 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) recorded 823,052 number for teachers in upper secondary education, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 823,052 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 190,833 number, in 1971.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 24th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 190,833 number | — |
| 1972 | 211,378 number | +10.8% |
| 1973 | 229,567 number | +8.6% |
| 1974 | 258,490 number | +12.6% |
| 1975 | 273,577 number | +5.8% |
| 1976 | 298,254 number | +9.0% |
| 1977 | 321,720 number | +7.9% |
| 1978 | 331,863 number | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 490,036 number | +47.7% |
| 1980 | 496,219 number | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 498,101 number | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 511,398 number | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 516,450 number | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 523,285 number | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 385,395 number | -26.4% |
| 1986 | 528,050 number | +37.0% |
| 1987 | 522,693 number | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 522,552 number | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 502,180 number | -3.9% |
| 1990 | 505,503 number | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 523,918 number | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 507,252 number | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 510,486 number | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 529,811 number | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 516,718 number | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 537,157 number | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 529,862 number | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 545,270 number | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 558,998 number | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 545,550 number | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 519,783 number | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 522,446 number | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 558,141 number | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 583,161 number | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 602,068 number | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 613,826 number | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 630,876 number | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 666,361 number | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 676,637 number | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 699,851 number | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 721,848 number | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 730,336 number | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 750,121 number | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 791,199 number | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 789,362 number | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 797,861 number | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 809,042 number | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 818,192 number | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 823,052 number | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 289,524 number | 190,833 number | 490,036 number | 9 |
| 1980s | 500,632 number | 385,395 number | 528,050 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 526,498 number | 505,503 number | 558,998 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 591,885 number | 519,783 number | 676,637 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 773,086 number | 699,851 number | 823,052 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
More reference data data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 466.52 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 227.47 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 223.29 (2026)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 9.99 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.17 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.10 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 4.89 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.21 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.12 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.4% (2019)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 823,052 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 823,052 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 190,833 number in 1971.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for teachers in upper secondary education, male?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 24th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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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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/