Teachers in upper secondary education, male in Spain

Spain: Teachers in upper secondary education, male was 68,610 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
68,610 number
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
18th
of 131 countries
All-time high
104,682 number
in 1996
All-time low
49,409 number
in 2008
Years of data
19
1995–2018

Teachers in upper secondary education, male in Spain, 1995–2018

025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k1995200620181995: 103.2k number1996: 104.7k number2002: 70.0k number2003: 64.8k number2004: 62.6k number2005: 61.0k number2006: 60.3k number2007: 55.5k number2008: 49.4k number2009: 51.7k number2010: 53.1k number2011: 54.0k number2012: 53.9k number2013: 67.7k number2014: 66.2k number2015: 65.6k number2016: 67.7k number2017: 67.4k number2018: 68.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Spain recorded 68,610 number for teachers in upper secondary education, male in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 38.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, male in Spain peaked at 104,682 number in 1996 and was at its lowest, 49,409 number, in 2008.

That places Spain 18th out of 131 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Teachers in upper secondary education, male (number) in Spain, 1995 to 2018.
Year number Change
1995 103,176 number —
1996 104,682 number +1.5%
2002 69,960 number -33.2%
2003 64,802 number -7.4%
2004 62,602 number -3.4%
2005 61,043 number -2.5%
2006 60,344 number -1.1%
2007 55,530 number -8.0%
2008 49,409 number -11.0%
2009 51,656 number +4.5%
2010 53,127 number +2.8%
2011 54,013 number +1.7%
2012 53,869 number -0.3%
2013 67,659 number +25.6%
2014 66,233 number -2.1%
2015 65,631 number -0.9%
2016 67,660 number +3.1%
2017 67,391 number -0.4%
2018 68,610 number +1.8%

Spain compared with similar countries

  • Spain's 68,610 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 7,021 number, 9.8× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Spain's 68,610 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10,610 number, 6.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Teachers in upper secondary education, male in Spain 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
2002 -33.2% 104,682 number 69,960 number
2013 +25.6% 53,869 number 67,659 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 103,929 number 103,176 number 104,682 number 2
2000s 59,418 number 49,409 number 69,960 number 8
2010s 62,688 number 53,127 number 68,610 number 9

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 15 France 87,235 number compare
  2. 16 Germany 76,140 number compare
  3. 17 Iran 69,426 number compare
  4. 19 South Korea 60,575 number compare
  5. 20 Argentina 60,547 number compare
  6. 21 Saudi Arabia 54,334 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in upper secondary education, male in Spain?
Teachers in upper secondary education, male in Spain was 68,610 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 104,682 number in 1996.
What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 49,409 number in 2008.
How does Spain rank for teachers in upper secondary education, male?
Spain ranks 18th out of 131 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 38.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Spain 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/