Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Austria

Austria: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male was 34,544 number in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
34,544 number
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
30th
of 159 countries
All-time high
34,899 number
in 2015
All-time low
6,148 number
in 1971
Years of data
21
1971–2017

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Austria, 1971–2017

10.0k20.0k30.0k1971199420171971: 6.1k number1972: 6.8k number1973: 7.4k number1974: 8.3k number1975: 9.1k number1981: 12.0k number1985: 11.7k number1994: 18.6k number1995: 19.0k number1996: 19.4k number1997: 19.2k number2007: 20.0k number2008: 22.1k number2009: 23.3k number2010: 29.1k number2012: 30.4k number2013: 33.6k number2014: 33.8k number2015: 34.9k number2016: 33.8k number2017: 34.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Austria recorded 34,544 number for teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in 2017.

The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 73.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Austria peaked at 34,899 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 6,148 number, in 1971.

Austria ranks 30th of 159 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 7,535 number 6,148 number 9,078 number 5
1980s 11,848 number 11,677 number 12,019 number 2
1990s 19,078 number 18,623 number 19,446 number 4
2000s 21,776 number 19,953 number 23,295 number 3
2010s 32,867 number 29,080 number 34,899 number 7

Countries ranked near Austria

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  2. 28 Netherlands 37,754 number compare
  3. 29 Malaysia 35,466 number compare
  4. 31 Algeria 32,902 number compare
  5. 32 Morocco 26,021 number compare
  6. 33 Cuba 25,558 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Austria?
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Austria was 34,544 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, male recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 34,899 number in 2015.
What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, male recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 6,148 number in 1971.
How does Austria rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, male?
Austria ranks 30th out of 159 countries with data for 2017.
Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, male rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is up 73.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Austria data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
204 places, 4,712 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male teachers in public and private tertiary education institutions (ISCED 5-8). 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/