Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Hungary

Hungary: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male was 12,337 number in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
12,337 number
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
55th
of 159 countries
All-time high
15,553 number
in 2005
All-time low
7,591 number
in 1971
Years of data
44
1971–2016

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Hungary, 1971–2016

05.0k10.0k15.0k1971199320161971: 7.6k number1972: 7.9k number1973: 8.2k number1974: 8.4k number1975: 8.7k number1976: 8.9k number1977: 8.8k number1978: 9.0k number1979: 9.7k number1980: 9.8k number1981: 9.8k number1982: 9.8k number1983: 9.8k number1984: 10.1k number1985: 10.0k number1986: 10.4k number1987: 10.4k number1988: 10.5k number1989: 10.8k number1990: 11.0k number1991: 11.7k number1992: 11.9k number1993: 11.9k number1994: 12.5k number1996: 11.5k number1997: 12.2k number1999: 13.3k number2000: 13.1k number2001: 14.5k number2002: 14.3k number2003: 14.5k number2004: 15.2k number2005: 15.6k number2006: 15.0k number2007: 14.8k number2008: 14.7k number2009: 14.8k number2010: 15.2k number2011: 14.0k number2012: 15.2k number2013: 14.5k number2014: 12.3k number2015: 12.2k number2016: 12.3k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2016, teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Hungary stood at 12,337 number.

The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Hungary peaked at 15,553 number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 7,591 number, in 1971.

Hungary ranks 55th of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male (number) in Hungary, 1971 to 2016.
Year number Change
1971 7,591 number
1972 7,906 number +4.1%
1973 8,208 number +3.8%
1974 8,400 number +2.3%
1975 8,684 number +3.4%
1976 8,891 number +2.4%
1977 8,826 number -0.7%
1978 8,960 number +1.5%
1979 9,710 number +8.4%
1980 9,766 number +0.6%
1981 9,844 number +0.8%
1982 9,831 number -0.1%
1983 9,777 number -0.5%
1984 10,113 number +3.4%
1985 9,994 number -1.2%
1986 10,354 number +3.6%
1987 10,422 number +0.7%
1988 10,486 number +0.6%
1989 10,816 number +3.1%
1990 10,987 number +1.6%
1991 11,710 number +6.6%
1992 11,873 number +1.4%
1993 11,919 number +0.4%
1994 12,496 number +4.8%
1996 11,462 number -8.3%
1997 12,222 number +6.6%
1999 13,263 number +8.5%
2000 13,068 number -1.5%
2001 14,482 number +10.8%
2002 14,332 number -1.0%
2003 14,525 number +1.3%
2004 15,165 number +4.4%
2005 15,553 number +2.6%
2006 15,040 number -3.3%
2007 14,757 number -1.9%
2008 14,650 number -0.7%
2009 14,824 number +1.2%
2010 15,231 number +2.7%
2011 13,961 number -8.3%
2012 15,182 number +8.7%
2013 14,493 number -4.5%
2014 12,345 number -14.8%
2015 12,183 number -1.3%
2016 12,337 number +1.3%

Hungary compared with similar countries

  • Hungary's 12,337 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 7,251 number, 1.7× the median. (63 countries reporting)
  • Hungary's 12,337 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11,018 number, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 8,575 number 7,591 number 9,710 number 9
1980s 10,140 number 9,766 number 10,816 number 10
1990s 11,992 number 10,987 number 13,263 number 8
2000s 14,640 number 13,068 number 15,553 number 10
2010s 13,676 number 12,183 number 15,231 number 7

Countries ranked near Hungary

  1. 52 Cambodia 12,859 number compare
  2. 53 Romania 12,797 number compare
  3. 54 Iraq 12,480 number compare
  4. 56 Tunisia 11,831 number compare
  5. 57 Dominican Republic 11,420 number compare
  6. 58 Greece 11,294 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 Hungary?
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Hungary was 12,337 number in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, male recorded in Hungary?
The highest recorded value was 15,553 number in 2005.
What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, male recorded in Hungary?
The lowest recorded value was 7,591 number in 1971.
How does Hungary rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, male?
Hungary ranks 55th out of 159 countries with data for 2016.
Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, male rising or falling in Hungary?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Hungary 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
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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/