Teachers in pre-primary education, male in Belgium

Belgium: Teachers in pre-primary education, male was 1,239 number in 2018. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2018)
1,239 number
Change on year
up 4.9%
World rank
48th
of 178 countries
All-time high
1,239 number
in 2018
All-time low
0 number
in 1971
Years of data
25
1971–2018

Teachers in pre-primary education, male in Belgium, 1971–2018

02505007501.0k1.2k1971199420181971: 0 number1974: 0 number1976: 0 number1977: 0 number1978: 0 number1979: 0 number1980: 0 number1981: 41 number1984: 46 number1985: 105 number1986: 102 number1993: 280 number1994: 294 number2005: 500 number2008: 622 number2009: 683 number2010: 756 number2011: 818 number2012: 880 number2013: 1.1k number2014: 1.1k number2015: 1.2k number2016: 1.2k number2017: 1.2k number2018: 1.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Belgium recorded 1,239 number for teachers in pre-primary education, male in 2018. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 99.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, male in Belgium peaked at 1,239 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0 number, in 1971.

That places Belgium 48th out of 178 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Teachers in pre-primary education, male in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in pre-primary education, male (number) in Belgium, 1971 to 2018.
Year number Change
1971 0 number —
1974 0 number —
1976 0 number —
1977 0 number —
1978 0 number —
1979 0 number —
1980 0 number —
1981 41 number —
1984 46 number +12.2%
1985 105 number +128.3%
1986 102 number -2.9%
1993 280 number +174.5%
1994 294 number +5.0%
2005 500 number +70.1%
2008 622 number +24.4%
2009 683 number +9.8%
2010 756 number +10.7%
2011 818 number +8.2%
2012 880 number +7.6%
2013 1,107 number +25.8%
2014 1,113 number +0.5%
2015 1,164 number +4.6%
2016 1,197 number +2.8%
2017 1,181 number -1.3%
2018 1,239 number +4.9%

Belgium compared with similar countries

  • Belgium's 1,239 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 70 number, 17.7× the median. (71 countries reporting)
  • Belgium's 1,239 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 173 number, 7.2× the median. (49 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Teachers in pre-primary education, male in Belgium changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1993 +174.5% 102 number 280 number
1985 +128.3% 46 number 105 number
2005 +70.1% 294 number 500 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0 number 0 number 0 number 6
1980s 58.8 number 0 number 105 number 5
1990s 287 number 280 number 294 number 2
2000s 601.67 number 500 number 683 number 3
2010s 1,051 number 756 number 1,239 number 9

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 45 Benin 1,482 number compare
  2. 46 Italy 1,469 number compare
  3. 47 Gambia 1,412 number compare
  4. 49 Norway 1,185 number compare
  5. 50 United Kingdom 1,139 number compare
  6. 51 Jamaica 1,124 number compare

See the full ranking of 223 places →

More reference data data for Belgium

All data for Belgium →

Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in pre-primary education, male in Belgium?
Teachers in pre-primary education, male in Belgium was 1,239 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, male recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 1,239 number in 2018.
What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, male recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 0 number in 1971.
How does Belgium rank for teachers in pre-primary education, male?
Belgium ranks 48th out of 178 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in pre-primary education, male rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 99.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in pre-primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Teachers in pre-primary education, male in Belgium. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 29 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/teachers-in-pre-primary-education-male-number/belgium/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/teachers-in-pre-primary-education-male-number/belgium/">Teachers in pre-primary education, male in Belgium</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Teachers in pre-primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
223 places, 5,558 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male teachers in public and private pre-primary education institutions. 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/