Teachers in upper secondary education, male in Poland

Poland: Teachers in upper secondary education, male was 48,595 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
48,595 number
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
24th
of 131 countries
All-time high
73,580 number
in 2001
All-time low
47,872 number
in 2017
Years of data
16
2001–2018

Teachers in upper secondary education, male in Poland, 2001–2018

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k2001200920182001: 73.6k number2003: 52.7k number2005: 56.5k number2006: 54.8k number2007: 53.7k number2008: 54.1k number2009: 54.5k number2010: 54.3k number2011: 57.4k number2012: 56.3k number2013: 54.3k number2014: 51.6k number2015: 50.6k number2016: 48.7k number2017: 47.9k number2018: 48.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, teachers in upper secondary education, male in Poland stood at 48,595 number.

The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, male in Poland peaked at 73,580 number in 2001 and was at its lowest, 47,872 number, in 2017.

That places Poland 24th out of 131 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

Teachers in upper secondary education, male in Poland, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in upper secondary education, male (number) in Poland, 2001 to 2018.
Year number Change
2001 73,580 number —
2003 52,675 number -28.4%
2005 56,512 number +7.3%
2006 54,839 number -3.0%
2007 53,720 number -2.0%
2008 54,065 number +0.6%
2009 54,473 number +0.8%
2010 54,330 number -0.3%
2011 57,395 number +5.6%
2012 56,277 number -1.9%
2013 54,255 number -3.6%
2014 51,614 number -4.9%
2015 50,611 number -1.9%
2016 48,693 number -3.8%
2017 47,872 number -1.7%
2018 48,595 number +1.5%

Poland compared with similar countries

  • Poland's 48,595 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 7,021 number, 6.9× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Poland's 48,595 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10,610 number, 4.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Teachers in upper secondary education, male in Poland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2003 -28.4% 73,580 number 52,675 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 57,123 number 52,675 number 73,580 number 7
2010s 52,182 number 47,872 number 57,395 number 9

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 21 Saudi Arabia 54,334 number compare
  2. 22 Nepal 52,218 number compare
  3. 23 Morocco 48,636 number compare
  4. 25 Uzbekistan 46,384 number compare
  5. 26 Ghana 46,025 number compare
  6. 27 Sudan 38,385 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in upper secondary education, male in Poland?
Teachers in upper secondary education, male in Poland was 48,595 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 73,580 number in 2001.
What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 47,872 number in 2017.
How does Poland rank for teachers in upper secondary education, male?
Poland ranks 24th out of 131 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Poland 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
Last refreshed

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/