Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Argentina
Argentina: Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes was 170,708 number in 2008. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Argentina, 1998–2008
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2008, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Argentina stood at 170,708 number. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.2% on the previous year and up 73.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Argentina peaked at 170,708 number in 2008 and was at its lowest, 97,306 number, in 2001.
That places Argentina 17th out of 134 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Argentina, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 98,635 number | — |
| 2000 | 119,115 number | +20.8% |
| 2001 | 97,306 number | -18.3% |
| 2002 | 100,428 number | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 116,680 number | +16.2% |
| 2004 | 132,931 number | +13.9% |
| 2005 | 136,930 number | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 145,548 number | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 149,487 number | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 170,708 number | +14.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98,635 number | 98,635 number | 98,635 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 129,904 number | 97,306 number | 170,708 number | 9 |
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More education data for Argentina
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 288,776 (2008)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Argentina?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Argentina was 170,708 number in 2008, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 170,708 number in 2008.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 97,306 number in 2001.
- How does Argentina rank for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Argentina ranks 17th out of 134 countries with data for 2008.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of 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.