Teachers in upper secondary education, male in United Kingdom

United Kingdom: Teachers in upper secondary education, male was 87,852 number in 2018. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2018)
87,852 number
Change on year
down 6.1%
World rank
14th
of 131 countries
All-time high
144,385 number
in 1996
All-time low
83,938 number
in 2008
Years of data
19
1993–2018

Teachers in upper secondary education, male in United Kingdom, 1993–2018

050.0k100.0k150.0k1993200520181993: 119.9k number1994: 122.8k number1996: 144.4k number1997: 142.3k number1999: 92.4k number2000: 87.0k number2001: 88.1k number2002: 86.4k number2003: 86.5k number2004: 89.9k number2005: 92.1k number2006: 86.8k number2007: 89.2k number2008: 83.9k number2013: 101.1k number2014: 101.6k number2016: 91.8k number2017: 93.5k number2018: 87.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, teachers in upper secondary education, male in United Kingdom stood at 87,852 number.

The figure is down 6.1% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, male in United Kingdom peaked at 144,385 number in 1996 and was at its lowest, 83,938 number, in 2008.

United Kingdom ranks 14th of 131 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 124,357 number 92,415 number 144,385 number 5
2000s 87,762 number 83,938 number 92,127 number 9
2010s 95,188 number 87,852 number 101,640 number 5

Countries ranked near United Kingdom

  1. 11 Nigeria 124,040 number compare
  2. 12 Italy 104,488 number compare
  3. 13 Kenya 89,753 number compare
  4. 15 France 87,235 number compare
  5. 16 Germany 76,140 number compare
  6. 17 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 69,426 number compare

See the full ranking of 176 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in upper secondary education, male in United Kingdom?
Teachers in upper secondary education, male in United Kingdom was 87,852 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in United Kingdom?
The highest recorded value was 144,385 number in 1996.
What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in United Kingdom?
The lowest recorded value was 83,938 number in 2008.
How does United Kingdom rank for teachers in upper secondary education, male?
United Kingdom ranks 14th out of 131 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in upper secondary education, male rising or falling in United Kingdom?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United Kingdom 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/