Teachers in primary education, male in Austria

Austria: Teachers in primary education, male was 2,807 number in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
2,807 number
Change on year
up 5.4%
World rank
123rd
of 196 countries
All-time high
9,106 number
in 1971
All-time low
2,584 number
in 2004
Years of data
44
1971–2017

Teachers in primary education, male in Austria, 1971–2017

2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k1971199420171971: 9.1k number1972: 8.7k number1973: 8.4k number1974: 8.0k number1975: 7.6k number1976: 7.8k number1978: 8.0k number1979: 6.8k number1980: 6.9k number1981: 6.7k number1982: 6.5k number1983: 6.4k number1984: 6.4k number1985: 6.0k number1986: 6.9k number1987: 6.7k number1988: 6.5k number1989: 6.5k number1990: 6.3k number1991: 6.3k number1992: 6.1k number1993: 5.8k number1994: 5.2k number1995: 5.3k number1996: 5.2k number1997: 5.1k number1998: 5.0k number1999: 3.3k number2002: 2.8k number2003: 2.9k number2004: 2.6k number2005: 3.0k number2006: 3.1k number2007: 3.1k number2008: 3.1k number2009: 3.0k number2010: 3.0k number2011: 2.9k number2012: 2.8k number2013: 2.7k number2014: 2.6k number2015: 2.6k number2016: 2.7k number2017: 2.8k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2017, teachers in primary education, male in Austria stood at 2,807 number.

The figure is up 5.4% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Austria peaked at 9,106 number in 1971 and was at its lowest, 2,584 number, in 2004.

Austria ranks 123rd of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.

Teachers in primary education, male in Austria, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, male (number) in Austria, 1971 to 2017.
Year number Change
1971 9,106 number
1972 8,729 number -4.1%
1973 8,391 number -3.9%
1974 8,011 number -4.5%
1975 7,591 number -5.2%
1976 7,766 number +2.3%
1978 7,977 number +2.7%
1979 6,778 number -15.0%
1980 6,907 number +1.9%
1981 6,749 number -2.3%
1982 6,451 number -4.4%
1983 6,354 number -1.5%
1984 6,353 number -0.0%
1985 6,000 number -5.6%
1986 6,907 number +15.1%
1987 6,705 number -2.9%
1988 6,456 number -3.7%
1989 6,471 number +0.2%
1990 6,336 number -2.1%
1991 6,257 number -1.2%
1992 6,135 number -1.9%
1993 5,846 number -4.7%
1994 5,221 number -10.7%
1995 5,267 number +0.9%
1996 5,206 number -1.2%
1997 5,127 number -1.5%
1998 5,018 number -2.1%
1999 3,310 number -34.0%
2002 2,757 number -16.7%
2003 2,851 number +3.4%
2004 2,584 number -9.4%
2005 2,980 number +15.3%
2006 3,123 number +4.8%
2007 3,123 number +0.0%
2008 3,136 number +0.4%
2009 3,022 number -3.6%
2010 2,978 number -1.5%
2011 2,878 number -3.4%
2012 2,758 number -4.2%
2013 2,717 number -1.5%
2014 2,615 number -3.8%
2015 2,608 number -0.2%
2016 2,664 number +2.1%
2017 2,807 number +5.4%

Austria compared with similar countries

  • Austria's 2,807 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,866 number, 1.5× the median. (74 countries reporting)
  • Austria's 2,807 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,461 number, 1.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Teachers in primary education, male in Austria 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
1999 -34.0% 5,018 number 3,310 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 8,044 number 6,778 number 9,106 number 8
1980s 6,535 number 6,000 number 6,907 number 10
1990s 5,372 number 3,310 number 6,336 number 10
2000s 2,947 number 2,584 number 3,136 number 8
2010s 2,753 number 2,608 number 2,978 number 8

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 120 Comoros 3,122 number compare
  2. 121 Azerbaijan 3,010 number compare
  3. 122 Lesotho 2,813 number compare
  4. 124 Eswatini 2,730 number compare
  5. 125 Qatar 2,677 number compare
  6. 126 Serbia 2,570 number compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male in Austria?
Teachers in primary education, male in Austria was 2,807 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 9,106 number in 1971.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 2,584 number in 2004.
How does Austria rank for teachers in primary education, male?
Austria ranks 123rd out of 196 countries with data for 2017.
Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. 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 primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 7,382 data points, 1970–2020
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Total number of male teachers in public and private 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/