Teachers in upper secondary education, male in North America

North America: Teachers in upper secondary education, male was 380,407 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
380,407 number
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
36th
of 43 groups
All-time high
398,692 number
in 2000
All-time low
342,682 number
in 1993
Years of data
27
1992–2018

Teachers in upper secondary education, male in North America, 1992–2018

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k1992200520181992: 348.3k number1993: 342.7k number1994: 347.6k number1995: 353.4k number1996: 359.3k number1997: 368.3k number1998: 378.9k number1999: 387.7k number2000: 398.7k number2001: 393.1k number2002: 343.0k number2003: 350.3k number2004: 349.2k number2005: 355.6k number2006: 370.2k number2007: 379.1k number2008: 384.5k number2009: 396.6k number2010: 394.6k number2011: 391.1k number2012: 378.6k number2013: 374.9k number2014: 375.3k number2015: 381.6k number2016: 382.8k number2017: 379.2k number2018: 380.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, teachers in upper secondary education, male in North America stood at 380,407 number.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, male in North America peaked at 398,692 number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 342,682 number, in 1993.

North America ranks 36th of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Teachers in upper secondary education, male in North America, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in upper secondary education, male (number) in North America, 1992 to 2018.
Year number Change
1992 348,256 number
1993 342,682 number -1.6%
1994 347,602 number +1.4%
1995 353,356 number +1.7%
1996 359,332 number +1.7%
1997 368,349 number +2.5%
1998 378,932 number +2.9%
1999 387,684 number +2.3%
2000 398,692 number +2.8%
2001 393,135 number -1.4%
2002 343,048 number -12.7%
2003 350,325 number +2.1%
2004 349,226 number -0.3%
2005 355,638 number +1.8%
2006 370,192 number +4.1%
2007 379,056 number +2.4%
2008 384,540 number +1.4%
2009 396,553 number +3.1%
2010 394,610 number -0.5%
2011 391,111 number -0.9%
2012 378,573 number -3.2%
2013 374,904 number -1.0%
2014 375,324 number +0.1%
2015 381,617 number +1.7%
2016 382,833 number +0.3%
2017 379,215 number -0.9%
2018 380,407 number +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 360,774 number 342,682 number 387,684 number 8
2000s 372,040 number 343,048 number 398,692 number 10
2010s 382,066 number 374,904 number 394,610 number 9

Countries ranked near North America

  1. 33 Guatemala 27,293 number compare
  2. 34 Benin 27,228 number compare
  3. 35 Netherlands 25,859 number compare
  4. 36 Chile 25,001 number compare
  5. 37 Tunisia 24,867 number compare
  6. 38 Malaysia 23,198 number compare
  7. 39 Syrian Arab Republic 23,046 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 North America?
Teachers in upper secondary education, male in North America was 380,407 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in North America?
The highest recorded value was 398,692 number in 2000.
What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in North America?
The lowest recorded value was 342,682 number in 1993.
How does North America rank for teachers in upper secondary education, male?
North America ranks 36th out of 43 groups with data for 2018.
Is teachers in upper secondary education, male rising or falling in North America?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this North America 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/