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
Teachers in upper secondary education, male in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1971–2019
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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)
More reference data data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 10.27 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.02 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.24 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.17 years (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 87.5% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.08 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.23 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 667,681 number (2019)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
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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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/