Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Lebanon

Lebanon: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male was 23,783 number in 2014. ▲ Rising

Latest (2014)
23,783 number
Change on year
up 44.8%
World rank
35th
of 159 countries
All-time high
23,783 number
in 2014
All-time low
4,082 number
in 1992
Years of data
19
1983–2014

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Lebanon, 1983–2014

5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k1983199820141983: 5.5k number1985: 5.2k number1992: 4.1k number1996: 7.0k number1999: 6.4k number2000: 6.5k number2001: 6.6k number2002: 7.7k number2003: 8.0k number2004: 12.6k number2005: 13.0k number2006: 13.4k number2007: 13.4k number2008: 14.3k number2009: 15.0k number2010: 15.0k number2011: 15.2k number2012: 16.4k number2014: 23.8k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Lebanon is 23,783 number, measured in 2014. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 44.8% on the previous year and up 89.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Lebanon peaked at 23,783 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4,082 number, in 1992.

Lebanon ranks 35th of 159 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male (number) in Lebanon, 1983 to 2014.
Year number Change
1983 5,498 number
1985 5,159 number -6.2%
1992 4,082 number -20.9%
1996 6,996 number +71.4%
1999 6,403 number -8.5%
2000 6,460 number +0.9%
2001 6,610 number +2.3%
2002 7,717 number +16.7%
2003 7,970 number +3.3%
2004 12,583 number +57.9%
2005 13,022 number +3.5%
2006 13,433 number +3.2%
2007 13,419 number -0.1%
2008 14,257 number +6.2%
2009 14,991 number +5.1%
2010 15,000 number +0.1%
2011 15,244 number +1.6%
2012 16,430 number +7.8%
2014 23,783 number +44.8%

Lebanon compared with similar countries

  • Lebanon's 23,783 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6,089 number, 3.9× the median. (35 countries reporting)
  • Lebanon's 23,783 number is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 7,595 number, 3.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Lebanon 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
1996 +71.4% 4,082 number 6,996 number
2004 +57.9% 7,970 number 12,583 number
2014 +44.8% 16,430 number 23,783 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 5,328 number 5,159 number 5,498 number 2
1990s 5,827 number 4,082 number 6,996 number 3
2000s 11,046 number 6,460 number 14,991 number 10
2010s 17,614 number 15,000 number 23,783 number 4

Countries ranked near Lebanon

  1. 32 Morocco 26,021 number compare
  2. 33 Cuba 25,558 number compare
  3. 34 Ecuador 24,955 number compare
  4. 36 Switzerland 23,489 number compare
  5. 37 Ethiopia 21,411 number compare
  6. 38 Sweden 19,470 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 Lebanon?
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Lebanon was 23,783 number in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, male recorded in Lebanon?
The highest recorded value was 23,783 number in 2014.
What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, male recorded in Lebanon?
The lowest recorded value was 4,082 number in 1992.
How does Lebanon rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, male?
Lebanon ranks 35th out of 159 countries with data for 2014.
Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, male rising or falling in Lebanon?
Over the last ten years it is up 89.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lebanon 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/