Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Germany

Germany: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male was 250,730 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
250,730 number
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
5th
of 159 countries
All-time high
250,730 number
in 2018
All-time low
187,182 number
in 2001
Years of data
15
1993–2018

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Germany, 1993–2018

0100.0k200.0k300.0k1993200520181993: 202.7k number1994: 203.3k number1995: 214.7k number1996: 193.2k number1997: 194.0k number1999: 188.9k number2000: 189.3k number2001: 187.2k number2002: 187.8k number2013: 230.3k number2014: 238.4k number2015: 244.8k number2016: 245.2k number2017: 247.1k number2018: 250.7k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Germany is 250,730 number, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Germany peaked at 250,730 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 187,182 number, in 2001.

Germany ranks 5th of 159 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 199,472 number 188,906 number 214,698 number 6
2000s 188,087 number 187,182 number 189,320 number 3
2010s 242,750 number 230,262 number 250,730 number 6

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 2 India 819,283 number compare
  2. 3 United States 797,537 number compare
  3. 4 Japan 419,722 number compare
  4. 6 Brazil 242,493 number compare
  5. 7 Russia 205,039 number compare
  6. 8 Iran 171,071 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Germany?
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Germany was 250,730 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, male recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 250,730 number in 2018.
What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, male recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 187,182 number in 2001.
How does Germany rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, male?
Germany ranks 5th out of 159 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, male rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Germany 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/