Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Belgium

Belgium: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male was 16,182 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
16,182 number
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
45th
of 159 countries
All-time high
21,170 number
in 1993
All-time low
13,502 number
in 1987
Years of data
18
1987–2018

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Belgium, 1987–2018

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1987200220181987: 13.5k number1989: 19.1k number1990: 19.3k number1991: 18.9k number1993: 21.2k number1994: 21.1k number2005: 15.3k number2008: 15.3k number2009: 15.6k number2010: 15.7k number2011: 15.6k number2012: 15.6k number2013: 15.9k number2014: 14.8k number2015: 14.7k number2016: 15.8k number2017: 16.0k number2018: 16.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Belgium is 16,182 number, measured in 2018.

That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Belgium peaked at 21,170 number in 1993 and was at its lowest, 13,502 number, in 1987.

Belgium ranks 45th of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male (number) in Belgium, 1987 to 2018.
Year number Change
1987 13,502 number
1989 19,078 number +41.3%
1990 19,306 number +1.2%
1991 18,939 number -1.9%
1993 21,170 number +11.8%
1994 21,138 number -0.2%
2005 15,295 number -27.6%
2008 15,312 number +0.1%
2009 15,644 number +2.2%
2010 15,733 number +0.6%
2011 15,553 number -1.1%
2012 15,594 number +0.3%
2013 15,881 number +1.8%
2014 14,825 number -6.6%
2015 14,719 number -0.7%
2016 15,776 number +7.2%
2017 15,990 number +1.4%
2018 16,182 number +1.2%

Belgium compared with similar countries

  • Belgium's 16,182 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 7,251 number, 2.2× the median. (63 countries reporting)
  • Belgium's 16,182 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11,018 number, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Belgium changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1989 +41.3% 13,502 number 19,078 number
2005 -27.6% 21,138 number 15,295 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 16,290 number 13,502 number 19,078 number 2
1990s 20,138 number 18,939 number 21,170 number 4
2000s 15,417 number 15,295 number 15,644 number 3
2010s 15,584 number 14,719 number 16,182 number 9

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 42 South Africa 16,967 number compare
  2. 43 Cote d'Ivoire 16,517 number compare
  3. 43 Jordan 16,517 number compare
  4. 46 Kazakhstan 15,321 number compare
  5. 47 Uzbekistan 15,049 number compare
  6. 48 Denmark 14,960 number compare

See the full ranking of 204 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Belgium?
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Belgium was 16,182 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, male recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 21,170 number in 1993.
What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, male recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 13,502 number in 1987.
How does Belgium rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, male?
Belgium ranks 45th out of 159 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, male rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Belgium 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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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/