Teachers in upper secondary education, male in Türkiye

Türkiye: Teachers in upper secondary education, male was 173,993 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
173,993 number
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
6th
of 131 countries
All-time high
173,993 number
in 2018
All-time low
46,322 number
in 1997
Years of data
17
1994–2018

Teachers in upper secondary education, male in Türkiye, 1994–2018

50.0k100.0k150.0k1994200620181994: 77.9k number1995: 82.0k number1997: 46.3k number2004: 95.1k number2005: 100.1k number2006: 108.2k number2007: 110.2k number2008: 112.0k number2009: 115.0k number2010: 120.2k number2011: 128.1k number2012: 134.2k number2013: 141.9k number2014: 151.6k number2015: 159.9k number2017: 169.4k number2018: 174.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in upper secondary education, male in Türkiye is 173,993 number, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 55.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, male in Türkiye peaked at 173,993 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 46,322 number, in 1997.

That places Türkiye 6th out of 131 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 68,721 number 46,322 number 81,981 number 3
2000s 106,768 number 95,131 number 115,030 number 6
2010s 147,404 number 120,174 number 173,993 number 8

Countries ranked near Türkiye

  1. 3 United States 346,969 number compare
  2. 4 Indonesia 329,969 number compare
  3. 5 Brazil 257,760 number compare
  4. 7 Bangladesh 170,636 number compare
  5. 8 Egypt 159,747 number compare
  6. 9 Mexico 146,837 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in upper secondary education, male in Türkiye?
Teachers in upper secondary education, male in Türkiye was 173,993 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in Türkiye?
The highest recorded value was 173,993 number in 2018.
What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in Türkiye?
The lowest recorded value was 46,322 number in 1997.
How does Türkiye rank for teachers in upper secondary education, male?
Türkiye ranks 6th out of 131 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Türkiye?
Over the last ten years it is up 55.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Türkiye 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/