Teachers in lower secondary education, male in Austria

Austria: Teachers in lower secondary education, male was 12,164 number in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
12,164 number
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
56th
of 137 countries
All-time high
17,185 number
in 1995
All-time low
11,689 number
in 2014
Years of data
21
1995–2017

Teachers in lower secondary education, male in Austria, 1995–2017

05.0k10.0k15.0k1995200620171995: 17.2k number1996: 16.1k number1997: 16.8k number1998: 16.7k number1999: 15.4k number2002: 14.6k number2003: 14.3k number2004: 13.7k number2005: 13.5k number2006: 13.3k number2007: 13.1k number2008: 12.9k number2009: 12.8k number2010: 12.7k number2011: 12.4k number2012: 12.1k number2013: 11.7k number2014: 11.7k number2015: 11.7k number2016: 11.9k number2017: 12.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Austria recorded 12,164 number for teachers in lower secondary education, male in 2017.

That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, male in Austria peaked at 17,185 number in 1995 and was at its lowest, 11,689 number, in 2014.

That places Austria 56th out of 137 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.

Teachers in lower secondary education, male in Austria, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in lower secondary education, male (number) in Austria, 1995 to 2017.
Year number Change
1995 17,185 number —
1996 16,081 number -6.4%
1997 16,831 number +4.7%
1998 16,689 number -0.8%
1999 15,421 number -7.6%
2002 14,604 number -5.3%
2003 14,289 number -2.2%
2004 13,732 number -3.9%
2005 13,483 number -1.8%
2006 13,344 number -1.0%
2007 13,103 number -1.8%
2008 12,904 number -1.5%
2009 12,822 number -0.6%
2010 12,695 number -1.0%
2011 12,393 number -2.4%
2012 12,055 number -2.7%
2013 11,745 number -2.6%
2014 11,689 number -0.5%
2015 11,707 number +0.2%
2016 11,948 number +2.1%
2017 12,164 number +1.8%

Austria compared with similar countries

  • Austria's 12,164 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 5,601 number, 2.2× the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Austria's 12,164 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7,366 number, 1.7× the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 16,441 number 15,421 number 17,185 number 5
2000s 13,535 number 12,822 number 14,604 number 8
2010s 12,050 number 11,689 number 12,695 number 8

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 53 Sweden 12,648 number compare
  2. 54 Zambia 12,551 number compare
  3. 55 Serbia 12,187 number compare
  4. 57 Laos 12,026 number compare
  5. 58 Guinea 11,352 number compare
  6. 59 Kuwait 11,321 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in lower secondary education, male in Austria?
Teachers in lower secondary education, male in Austria was 12,164 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, male recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 17,185 number in 1995.
What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, male recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 11,689 number in 2014.
How does Austria rank for teachers in lower secondary education, male?
Austria ranks 56th out of 137 countries with data for 2017.
Is teachers in lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Austria data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in lower secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 2,917 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). 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/