Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 6, 7 and 8 programmes, male in Spain

Spain: Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 6, 7 and 8 programmes, male was 78,501 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
78,501 number
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
5th
of 68 countries
All-time high
78,501 number
in 2018
All-time low
67,592 number
in 2003
Years of data
11
2003–2018

Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 6, 7 and 8 programmes, male in Spain, 2003–2018

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k2003201020182003: 67.6k number2005: 70.6k number2006: 71.5k number2011: 75.8k number2012: 76.0k number2013: 73.9k number2014: 72.9k number2015: 73.2k number2016: 76.2k number2017: 77.1k number2018: 78.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Spain recorded 78,501 number for teachers in tertiary education isced 6, 7 and 8 programmes, male in 2018. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education isced 6, 7 and 8 programmes, male in Spain peaked at 78,501 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 67,592 number, in 2003.

Spain ranks 5th of 68 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 6, 7 and 8 programmes, male in Spain, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 6, 7 and 8 programmes, male (number) in Spain, 2003 to 2018.
Year number Change
2003 67,592 number —
2005 70,613 number +4.5%
2006 71,533 number +1.3%
2011 75,796 number +6.0%
2012 76,045 number +0.3%
2013 73,868 number -2.9%
2014 72,899 number -1.3%
2015 73,223 number +0.4%
2016 76,222 number +4.1%
2017 77,109 number +1.2%
2018 78,501 number +1.8%

Spain compared with similar countries

  • Spain's 78,501 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,358 number, 23.4× the median. (29 countries reporting)
  • Spain's 78,501 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7,588 number, 10.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 69,913 number 67,592 number 71,533 number 3
2010s 75,458 number 72,899 number 78,501 number 8

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 2 Germany 250,709 number compare
  2. 3 Brazil 242,288 number compare
  3. 4 South Korea 118,104 number compare
  4. 6 Turkey 76,162 number compare
  5. 7 Poland 53,988 number compare
  6. 8 Vietnam 36,901 number compare

See the full ranking of 68 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in tertiary education isced 6, 7 and 8 programmes, male in Spain?
Teachers in tertiary education isced 6, 7 and 8 programmes, male in Spain was 78,501 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in tertiary education isced 6, 7 and 8 programmes, male recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 78,501 number in 2018.
What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education isced 6, 7 and 8 programmes, male recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 67,592 number in 2003.
How does Spain rank for teachers in tertiary education isced 6, 7 and 8 programmes, male?
Spain ranks 5th out of 68 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in tertiary education isced 6, 7 and 8 programmes, male rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Spain data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 6, 7 and 8 programmes, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 6, 7 and 8 programmes, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
68 places, 694 data points, 1998–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of male teachers in public and private short-cycle tertiary education institutions (ISCED 6-8). 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/