Teachers in primary education, male in Belgium

Belgium: Teachers in primary education, male was 12,743 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
12,743 number
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
80th
of 196 countries
All-time high
23,142 number
in 1974
All-time low
12,428 number
in 2012
Years of data
25
1971–2018

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

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k1971199420181971: 22.6k number1974: 23.1k number1976: 20.8k number1977: 20.2k number1978: 19.7k number1979: 19.4k number1980: 18.3k number1981: 19.2k number1984: 16.1k number1985: 18.2k number1986: 16.6k number1993: 17.1k number1994: 17.1k number2005: 13.7k number2008: 12.9k number2009: 12.8k number2010: 12.6k number2011: 12.5k number2012: 12.4k number2013: 12.6k number2014: 12.6k number2015: 12.7k number2016: 12.6k number2017: 12.8k number2018: 12.7k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Belgium recorded 12,743 number for teachers in primary education, male in 2018.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Belgium peaked at 23,142 number in 1974 and was at its lowest, 12,428 number, in 2012.

That places Belgium 80th out of 196 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 20,992 number 19,376 number 23,142 number 6
1980s 17,647 number 16,059 number 19,152 number 5
1990s 17,112 number 17,110 number 17,113 number 2
2000s 13,125 number 12,752 number 13,707 number 3
2010s 12,613 number 12,428 number 12,757 number 9

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 77 Jordan 15,510 number compare
  2. 78 Denmark 14,705 number compare
  3. 79 Norway 13,463 number compare
  4. 81 Netherlands 12,730 number compare
  5. 82 Sweden 12,552 number compare
  6. 83 Dominican Republic 12,235 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male in Belgium?
Teachers in primary education, male in Belgium was 12,743 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 23,142 number in 1974.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 12,428 number in 2012.
How does Belgium rank for teachers in primary education, male?
Belgium ranks 80th out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Belgium 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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About this data

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
Last refreshed

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/