Trained teachers in lower secondary education, male in OECD members
OECD members: Trained teachers in lower secondary education, male was 90.0% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Trained teachers in lower secondary education, male in OECD members, 2006–2020
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male teachers.
Analysis
In 2020, trained teachers in lower secondary education, male in OECD members stood at 90.0%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in lower secondary education, male in OECD members peaked at 93.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 90.0%, in 2020.
OECD members ranks 3rd of 27 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Trained teachers in lower secondary education, male in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % of male teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 90.8% | — |
| 2007 | 91.3% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 90.4% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 91.5% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 92.8% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 92.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 93.5% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 93.0% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 92.3% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 91.5% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 90.0% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.0% | 90.4% | 91.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 92.7% | 91.5% | 93.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 90.0% | 90.0% | 90.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
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More education data for OECD members
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 116.41 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91.38 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.2049 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0654 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.28 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.4% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trained teachers in lower secondary education, male in OECD members?
- Trained teachers in lower secondary education, male in OECD members was 90.0% in 2020, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in lower secondary education, male recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 93.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in lower secondary education, male recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.0% in 2020.
- How does OECD members rank for trained teachers in lower secondary education, male?
- OECD members ranks 3rd out of 27 groups with data for 2020.
- Is trained teachers in lower secondary education, male rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this OECD members data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Trained teachers in lower secondary education, male (% of male teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Trained teachers in lower secondary education are the percentage of lower secondary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.