Teachers in upper secondary education, male in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Teachers in upper secondary education, male was 864,176 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, male in Latin America & Caribbean, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in upper secondary education, male in Latin America & Caribbean is 864,176 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, male in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 864,176 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 203,193 number, in 1971.
That places Latin America & Caribbean 21st out of 43 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, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 203,193 number | — |
| 1972 | 224,117 number | +10.3% |
| 1973 | 243,734 number | +8.8% |
| 1974 | 272,798 number | +11.9% |
| 1975 | 287,985 number | +5.6% |
| 1976 | 312,963 number | +8.7% |
| 1977 | 337,257 number | +7.8% |
| 1978 | 347,670 number | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 506,645 number | +45.7% |
| 1980 | 513,045 number | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 515,548 number | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 528,255 number | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 535,110 number | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 543,004 number | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 405,275 number | -25.4% |
| 1986 | 548,349 number | +35.3% |
| 1987 | 543,331 number | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 543,415 number | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 522,797 number | -3.8% |
| 1990 | 525,533 number | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 546,837 number | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 530,360 number | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 530,830 number | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 550,535 number | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 537,969 number | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 559,064 number | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 547,077 number | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 568,461 number | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 583,306 number | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 570,660 number | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 544,641 number | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 546,744 number | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 585,324 number | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 613,697 number | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 633,861 number | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 645,953 number | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 663,029 number | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 698,685 number | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 709,392 number | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 733,956 number | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 756,882 number | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 766,348 number | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 788,755 number | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 831,420 number | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 830,240 number | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 839,323 number | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 851,019 number | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 859,478 number | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 864,176 number | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 304,040 number | 203,193 number | 506,645 number | 9 |
| 1980s | 519,813 number | 405,275 number | 548,349 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 547,997 number | 525,533 number | 583,306 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 621,199 number | 544,641 number | 709,392 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 812,160 number | 733,956 number | 864,176 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
More reference data data for Latin America & Caribbean
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.33 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.16 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.11 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 10.44 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.12 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.21 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.4% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.09 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.23 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 685,896 number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, male in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, male in Latin America & Caribbean was 864,176 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 864,176 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 203,193 number in 1971.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for teachers in upper secondary education, male?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 21st out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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/