Teachers in primary education, male in Netherlands

Netherlands: Teachers in primary education, male was 12,730 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
12,730 number
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
81st
of 196 countries
All-time high
31,499 number
in 1986
All-time low
12,730 number
in 2018
Years of data
31
1971–2018

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

010.0k20.0k30.0k1971199420181971: 24.9k number1972: 25.9k number1973: 26.9k number1974: 27.4k number1975: 28.2k number1976: 28.5k number1977: 28.8k number1978: 29.6k number1979: 30.3k number1980: 30.8k number1981: 31.1k number1982: 30.6k number1983: 30.9k number1984: 29.9k number1985: 29.6k number1986: 31.5k number1987: 31.1k number1988: 30.8k number1989: 29.4k number1990: 29.8k number1991: 29.6k number1992: 29.4k number1993: 29.3k number1994: 22.6k number2011: 17.0k number2012: 16.4k number2014: 14.7k number2015: 14.3k number2016: 13.5k number2017: 13.0k number2018: 12.7k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, teachers in primary education, male in Netherlands stood at 12,730 number. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.

The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 24.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Netherlands peaked at 31,499 number in 1986 and was at its lowest, 12,730 number, in 2018.

Netherlands ranks 81st of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 27,830 number 24,890 number 30,269 number 9
1980s 30,560 number 29,359 number 31,499 number 10
1990s 28,162 number 22,648 number 29,830 number 5
2010s 14,524 number 12,730 number 16,957 number 7

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 78 Denmark 14,705 number compare
  2. 79 Norway 13,463 number compare
  3. 80 Belgium 12,743 number compare
  4. 82 Sweden 12,552 number compare
  5. 83 Dominican Republic 12,235 number compare
  6. 84 Honduras 11,335 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male in Netherlands?
Teachers in primary education, male in Netherlands was 12,730 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 31,499 number in 1986.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 12,730 number in 2018.
How does Netherlands rank for teachers in primary education, male?
Netherlands ranks 81st out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Netherlands 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/