Teachers in secondary education, male in Germany

Germany: Teachers in secondary education, male was 215,117 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
215,117 number
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
13th
of 190 countries
All-time high
289,805 number
in 1993
All-time low
215,117 number
in 2018
Years of data
25
1993–2018

Teachers in secondary education, male in Germany, 1993–2018

0100.0k200.0k300.0k1993200520181993: 289.8k number1994: 288.2k number1995: 287.0k number1996: 275.7k number1997: 274.5k number1999: 260.5k number2000: 271.7k number2001: 272.4k number2002: 269.3k number2003: 268.3k number2004: 265.3k number2005: 261.9k number2006: 258.3k number2007: 253.9k number2008: 253.2k number2009: 244.2k number2010: 243.7k number2011: 235.1k number2012: 230.1k number2013: 225.9k number2014: 224.4k number2015: 220.6k number2016: 218.9k number2017: 217.1k number2018: 215.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Germany recorded 215,117 number for teachers in secondary education, male in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, male in Germany peaked at 289,805 number in 1993 and was at its lowest, 215,117 number, in 2018.

That places Germany 13th out of 190 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.

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

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

Annual values for Teachers in secondary education, male (number) in Germany, 1993 to 2018.
Year number Change
1993 289,805 number —
1994 288,164 number -0.6%
1995 286,971 number -0.4%
1996 275,660 number -3.9%
1997 274,454 number -0.4%
1999 260,454 number -5.1%
2000 271,673 number +4.3%
2001 272,366 number +0.3%
2002 269,308 number -1.1%
2003 268,254 number -0.4%
2004 265,345 number -1.1%
2005 261,892 number -1.3%
2006 258,314 number -1.4%
2007 253,927 number -1.7%
2008 253,249 number -0.3%
2009 244,162 number -3.6%
2010 243,688 number -0.2%
2011 235,076 number -3.5%
2012 230,083 number -2.1%
2013 225,918 number -1.8%
2014 224,438 number -0.7%
2015 220,572 number -1.7%
2016 218,931 number -0.7%
2017 217,096 number -0.8%
2018 215,117 number -0.9%

Germany compared with similar countries

  • Germany's 215,117 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 9,934 number, 21.7× the median. (74 countries reporting)
  • Germany's 215,117 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 19,022 number, 11.3× the median. (49 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 279,251 number 260,454 number 289,805 number 6
2000s 261,849 number 244,162 number 272,366 number 10
2010s 225,658 number 215,117 number 243,688 number 9

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 10 Egypt 307,767 number compare
  2. 11 Democratic Republic of Congo 283,929 number compare
  3. 12 Pakistan 258,785 number compare
  4. 14 Nigeria 203,509 number compare
  5. 15 Russia 187,425 number compare
  6. 16 France 182,633 number compare

See the full ranking of 235 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in secondary education, male in Germany?
Teachers in secondary education, male in Germany was 215,117 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 289,805 number in 1993.
What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 215,117 number in 2018.
How does Germany rank for teachers in secondary education, male?
Germany ranks 13th out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in secondary education, male rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Germany 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/