Teachers in upper secondary education, male in New Zealand

New Zealand: Teachers in upper secondary education, male was 7,482 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
7,482 number
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
71st
of 131 countries
All-time high
9,537 number
in 2004
All-time low
5,680 number
in 1998
Years of data
23
1994–2018

Teachers in upper secondary education, male in New Zealand, 1994–2018

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k1994200620181994: 6.7k number1996: 6.9k number1997: 7.4k number1998: 5.7k number1999: 7.1k number2000: 7.0k number2001: 7.0k number2003: 8.9k number2004: 9.5k number2005: 8.0k number2006: 7.9k number2007: 7.9k number2008: 7.8k number2009: 8.9k number2010: 7.7k number2011: 7.7k number2012: 7.6k number2013: 7.7k number2014: 7.6k number2015: 7.6k number2016: 7.5k number2017: 7.6k number2018: 7.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in upper secondary education, male in New Zealand is 7,482 number, measured in 2018.

The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, male in New Zealand peaked at 9,537 number in 2004 and was at its lowest, 5,680 number, in 1998.

New Zealand ranks 71st of 131 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Teachers in upper secondary education, male in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in upper secondary education, male (number) in New Zealand, 1994 to 2018.
Year number Change
1994 6,712 number
1996 6,915 number +3.0%
1997 7,369 number +6.6%
1998 5,680 number -22.9%
1999 7,098 number +25.0%
2000 7,012 number -1.2%
2001 6,982 number -0.4%
2003 8,944 number +28.1%
2004 9,537 number +6.6%
2005 8,006 number -16.1%
2006 7,858 number -1.8%
2007 7,907 number +0.6%
2008 7,781 number -1.6%
2009 8,892 number +14.3%
2010 7,699 number -13.4%
2011 7,748 number +0.6%
2012 7,557 number -2.5%
2013 7,713 number +2.1%
2014 7,568 number -1.9%
2015 7,596 number +0.4%
2016 7,450 number -1.9%
2017 7,586 number +1.8%
2018 7,482 number -1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6,755 number 5,680 number 7,369 number 5
2000s 8,102 number 6,982 number 9,537 number 9
2010s 7,600 number 7,450 number 7,748 number 9

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 68 Lebanon 8,185 number compare
  2. 69 Palestine, State of 7,975 number compare
  3. 70 Finland 7,642 number compare
  4. 72 Cambodia 6,987 number compare
  5. 73 Lao People's Democratic Republic 6,796 number compare
  6. 74 Costa Rica 6,560 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in upper secondary education, male in New Zealand?
Teachers in upper secondary education, male in New Zealand was 7,482 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 9,537 number in 2004.
What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 5,680 number in 1998.
How does New Zealand rank for teachers in upper secondary education, male?
New Zealand ranks 71st out of 131 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in upper secondary education, male rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this New Zealand 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/