Teachers in lower secondary education, male in Belgium

Belgium: Teachers in lower secondary education, male was 17,933 number in 2018. β–² Rising

Latest (2018)
17,933 number
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
42nd
of 137 countries
All-time high
17,933 number
in 2018
All-time low
15,694 number
in 2012
Years of data
12
2005–2018

Teachers in lower secondary education, male in Belgium, 2005–2018

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k2005201120182005: 17.2k number2008: 16.3k number2009: 16.3k number2010: 16.4k number2011: 15.8k number2012: 15.7k number2013: 17.3k number2014: 17.4k number2015: 17.5k number2016: 17.6k number2017: 17.9k number2018: 17.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Belgium recorded 17,933 number for teachers in lower secondary education, male in 2018. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, male in Belgium peaked at 17,933 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 15,694 number, in 2012.

That places Belgium 42nd out of 137 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 16,587 number 16,266 number 17,176 number 3
2010s 17,060 number 15,694 number 17,933 number 9

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 39 Poland 21,292 number compare
  2. 40 Mali 19,922 number compare
  3. 41 Romania 18,537 number compare
  4. 43 Sierra Leone 16,733 number compare
  5. 44 Niger 16,631 number compare
  6. 45 Ecuador 16,576 number compare

See the full ranking of 182 places β†’

More reference data data for Belgium

All data for Belgium β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in lower secondary education, male in Belgium?
Teachers in lower secondary education, male in Belgium was 17,933 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, male recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 17,933 number in 2018.
What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, male recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 15,694 number in 2012.
How does Belgium rank for teachers in lower secondary education, male?
Belgium ranks 42nd out of 137 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belgium 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/