Teachers in upper secondary education, male in United States of America

United States of America: Teachers in upper secondary education, male was 346,969 number in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
346,969 number
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
3rd
of 131 countries
All-time high
354,257 number
in 1998
All-time low
319,938 number
in 1993
Years of data
8
1993–2017

Teachers in upper secondary education, male in United States of America, 1993–2017

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k1993200520171993: 319.9k number1994: 324.5k number1995: 331.3k number1996: 337.3k number1998: 354.3k number2014: 341.6k number2015: 347.6k number2017: 347.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2017, teachers in upper secondary education, male in United States of America stood at 346,969 number.

The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.6% over five years.

Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, male in United States of America peaked at 354,257 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 319,938 number, in 1993.

That places United States of America 3rd out of 131 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 333,471 number 319,938 number 354,257 number 5
2010s 345,371 number 341,581 number 347,562 number 3

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 1 India 1.55 million number compare
  2. 2 China 1.27 million number compare
  3. 4 Indonesia 329,969 number compare
  4. 5 Brazil 257,760 number compare
  5. 6 Türkiye 173,993 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in upper secondary education, male in United States of America?
Teachers in upper secondary education, male in United States of America was 346,969 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 354,257 number in 1998.
What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 319,938 number in 1993.
How does United States of America rank for teachers in upper secondary education, male?
United States of America ranks 3rd out of 131 countries with data for 2017.
Where does this United States of 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
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/