Teachers in secondary education, male in Austria

Austria: Teachers in secondary education, male was 25,377 number in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
25,377 number
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
69th
of 190 countries
All-time high
36,240 number
in 1995
All-time low
21,742 number
in 1973
Years of data
41
1971–2017

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

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1971199420171971: 22.8k number1973: 21.7k number1974: 23.5k number1978: 28.6k number1979: 27.8k number1980: 29.0k number1981: 34.9k number1982: 35.3k number1983: 35.1k number1984: 35.7k number1985: 34.6k number1986: 35.1k number1987: 35.4k number1988: 34.9k number1989: 34.9k number1990: 34.9k number1991: 34.8k number1992: 35.4k number1993: 35.8k number1994: 36.1k number1995: 36.2k number1996: 35.7k number1997: 35.4k number1998: 32.3k number1999: 30.9k number2002: 29.2k number2003: 29.2k number2004: 28.2k number2005: 27.6k number2006: 27.4k number2007: 27.3k number2008: 27.8k number2009: 28.0k number2010: 27.8k number2011: 27.5k number2012: 27.1k number2013: 26.4k number2014: 25.7k number2015: 25.2k number2016: 25.3k number2017: 25.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Austria recorded 25,377 number for teachers in secondary education, male in 2017.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, male in Austria peaked at 36,240 number in 1995 and was at its lowest, 21,742 number, in 1973.

Austria ranks 69th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Teachers in secondary education, male (number) in Austria, 1971 to 2017.
Year number Change
1971 22,753 number —
1973 21,742 number -4.4%
1974 23,546 number +8.3%
1978 28,560 number +21.3%
1979 27,771 number -2.8%
1980 29,033 number +4.5%
1981 34,898 number +20.2%
1982 35,293 number +1.1%
1983 35,056 number -0.7%
1984 35,674 number +1.8%
1985 34,561 number -3.1%
1986 35,131 number +1.6%
1987 35,438 number +0.9%
1988 34,932 number -1.4%
1989 34,924 number -0.0%
1990 34,878 number -0.1%
1991 34,844 number -0.1%
1992 35,358 number +1.5%
1993 35,798 number +1.2%
1994 36,102 number +0.8%
1995 36,240 number +0.4%
1996 35,732 number -1.4%
1997 35,424 number -0.9%
1998 32,325 number -8.7%
1999 30,857 number -4.5%
2002 29,153 number -5.5%
2003 29,152 number -0.0%
2004 28,181 number -3.3%
2005 27,602 number -2.1%
2006 27,398 number -0.7%
2007 27,294 number -0.4%
2008 27,819 number +1.9%
2009 28,011 number +0.7%
2010 27,761 number -0.9%
2011 27,454 number -1.1%
2012 27,080 number -1.4%
2013 26,391 number -2.5%
2014 25,652 number -2.8%
2015 25,162 number -1.9%
2016 25,274 number +0.4%
2017 25,377 number +0.4%

Austria compared with similar countries

  • Austria's 25,377 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 9,934 number, 2.6× the median. (74 countries reporting)
  • Austria's 25,377 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 19,022 number, 1.3× the median. (49 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 24,874 number 21,742 number 28,560 number 5
1980s 34,494 number 29,033 number 35,674 number 10
1990s 34,756 number 30,857 number 36,240 number 10
2000s 28,076 number 27,294 number 29,153 number 8
2010s 26,269 number 25,162 number 27,761 number 8

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 66 Greece 30,534 number compare
  2. 67 Sweden 30,257 number compare
  3. 68 Cuba 27,870 number compare
  4. 70 Jordan 25,080 number compare
  5. 71 Portugal 24,429 number compare
  6. 72 Hungary 23,992 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in secondary education, male in Austria?
Teachers in secondary education, male in Austria was 25,377 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 36,240 number in 1995.
What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 21,742 number in 1973.
How does Austria rank for teachers in secondary education, male?
Austria ranks 69th out of 190 countries with data for 2017.
Is teachers in secondary education, male rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. 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 secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 5,697 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of male teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). 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/