Teachers in upper secondary education, male in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Teachers in upper secondary education, male was 844,378 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
844,378 number
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
23rd
of 45 groups
All-time high
844,378 number
in 2019
All-time low
192,672 number
in 1971
Years of data
49
1971–2019

Teachers in upper secondary education, male in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1971–2019

200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k197119952019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 844,378 number for teachers in upper secondary education, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.

The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 23.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, male in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 844,378 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 192,672 number, in 1971.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 23rd of 45 groups on this measure, 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year

Annual values for Teachers in upper secondary education, male (number) in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1971 to 2019.
Year number Change
1971 192,672 number
1972 213,320 number +10.7%
1973 232,449 number +9.0%
1974 259,453 number +11.6%
1975 272,495 number +5.0%
1976 295,063 number +8.3%
1977 313,128 number +6.1%
1978 318,685 number +1.8%
1979 475,769 number +49.3%
1980 478,487 number +0.6%
1981 479,566 number +0.2%
1982 490,340 number +2.2%
1983 495,608 number +1.1%
1984 502,734 number +1.4%
1985 367,501 number -26.9%
1986 509,767 number +38.7%
1987 507,523 number -0.4%
1988 506,374 number -0.2%
1989 485,190 number -4.2%
1990 486,795 number +0.3%
1991 511,452 number +5.1%
1992 492,064 number -3.8%
1993 495,996 number +0.8%
1994 519,711 number +4.8%
1995 512,446 number -1.4%
1996 532,888 number +4.0%
1997 525,280 number -1.4%
1998 551,882 number +5.1%
1999 566,605 number +2.7%
2000 553,316 number -2.3%
2001 526,520 number -4.8%
2002 524,679 number -0.3%
2003 559,394 number +6.6%
2004 587,427 number +5.0%
2005 608,430 number +3.6%
2006 619,184 number +1.8%
2007 633,685 number +2.3%
2008 670,575 number +5.8%
2009 682,214 number +1.7%
2010 706,130 number +3.5%
2011 727,867 number +3.1%
2012 738,791 number +1.5%
2013 762,048 number +3.1%
2014 806,494 number +5.8%
2015 806,036 number -0.1%
2016 815,332 number +1.2%
2017 828,640 number +1.6%
2018 838,146 number +1.1%
2019 844,378 number +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 285,893 number 192,672 number 475,769 number 9
1980s 482,309 number 367,501 number 509,767 number 10
1990s 519,512 number 486,795 number 566,605 number 10
2000s 596,542 number 524,679 number 682,214 number 10
2010s 787,386 number 706,130 number 844,378 number 10

Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

  1. 20 Argentina 60,547 number compare
  2. 21 Saudi Arabia 54,334 number compare
  3. 22 Nepal 52,218 number compare
  4. 23 Morocco 48,636 number compare
  5. 24 Poland 48,595 number compare
  6. 25 Uzbekistan 46,384 number compare
  7. 26 Ghana 46,025 number compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in upper secondary education, male in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Teachers in upper secondary education, male in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 844,378 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
The highest recorded value was 844,378 number in 2019.
What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
The lowest recorded value was 192,672 number in 1971.
How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for teachers in upper secondary education, male?
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 23rd out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is teachers in upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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/