Teachers in secondary education, male in Netherlands

Netherlands: Teachers in secondary education, male was 52,884 number in 2018. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2018)
52,884 number
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
48th
of 190 countries
All-time high
76,087 number
in 1984
All-time low
52,884 number
in 2018
Years of data
34
1971–2018

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

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1971199420181971: 53.5k number1972: 56.3k number1975: 61.9k number1976: 66.1k number1977: 68.5k number1978: 70.7k number1979: 72.0k number1980: 72.6k number1982: 74.3k number1983: 75.9k number1984: 76.1k number1985: 75.1k number1986: 69.2k number1987: 70.9k number1988: 70.2k number1989: 68.7k number1990: 65.8k number1991: 63.5k number1992: 61.4k number1993: 60.2k number1994: 61.2k number2002: 59.8k number2003: 61.9k number2004: 61.1k number2005: 59.3k number2006: 58.2k number2007: 58.1k number2008: 58.3k number2011: 57.6k number2012: 56.0k number2015: 53.5k number2016: 53.1k number2017: 53.3k number2018: 52.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, teachers in secondary education, male in Netherlands stood at 52,884 number. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, male in Netherlands peaked at 76,087 number in 1984 and was at its lowest, 52,884 number, in 2018.

That places Netherlands 48th out of 190 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 64,163 number 53,532 number 71,980 number 7
1980s 72,564 number 68,726 number 76,087 number 9
1990s 62,415 number 60,200 number 65,785 number 5
2000s 59,523 number 58,147 number 61,882 number 7
2010s 54,403 number 52,884 number 57,634 number 6

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 45 Guatemala 58,915 number compare
  2. 46 Ukraine 56,608 number compare
  3. 47 Angola 53,894 number compare
  4. 49 Australia 51,400 number compare
  5. 50 Mali 50,459 number compare
  6. 51 Burkina Faso 49,913 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 Netherlands?
Teachers in secondary education, male in Netherlands was 52,884 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 76,087 number in 1984.
What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 52,884 number in 2018.
How does Netherlands rank for teachers in secondary education, male?
Netherlands ranks 48th out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in secondary education, male rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. 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 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/