Teachers in secondary education, male in Belgium

Belgium: Teachers in secondary education, male was 48,599 number in 2018. β–² Rising

Latest (2018)
48,599 number
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
53rd
of 190 countries
All-time high
60,412 number
in 1993
All-time low
37,310 number
in 1977
Years of data
18
1972–2018

Teachers in secondary education, male in Belgium, 1972–2018

020.0k40.0k60.0k1972199520181972: 40.3k number1973: 40.1k number1974: 40.6k number1977: 37.3k number1987: 50.6k number1988: 54.1k number1989: 51.3k number1990: 51.0k number1991: 50.5k number1992: 51.8k number1993: 60.4k number1994: 59.5k number2013: 48.0k number2014: 48.0k number2015: 47.9k number2016: 48.4k number2017: 48.8k number2018: 48.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Belgium recorded 48,599 number for teachers in secondary education, male in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, male in Belgium peaked at 60,412 number in 1993 and was at its lowest, 37,310 number, in 1977.

That places Belgium 53rd out of 190 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 39,571 number 37,310 number 40,583 number 4
1980s 51,995 number 50,606 number 54,089 number 3
1990s 54,658 number 50,499 number 60,412 number 5
2010s 48,268 number 47,885 number 48,789 number 6

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 50 Mali 50,459 number compare
  2. 51 Burkina Faso 49,913 number compare
  3. 52 Uganda 48,820 number compare
  4. 54 Madagascar, Republic of 46,793 number compare
  5. 55 Sri Lanka 45,363 number compare
  6. 56 Canada 43,717 number compare

See the full ranking of 235 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in secondary education, male in Belgium?
Teachers in secondary education, male in Belgium was 48,599 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 60,412 number in 1993.
What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 37,310 number in 1977.
How does Belgium rank for teachers in secondary education, male?
Belgium ranks 53rd out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in secondary education, male rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belgium 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
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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/