Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male (number) (Teachers) in New Zealand

New Zealand: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male (number) (Teachers) was 8,446 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
8,446 number
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
68th
of 159 countries
All-time high
8,446 number
in 2017
All-time low
2,977 number
in 1970
Years of data
24
1970–2018

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in New Zealand, 1970–2018

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1970199420181970: 3.0k number1971: 3.4k number1980: 6.3k number1981: 6.2k number1982: 6.0k number1983: 6.0k number1984: 6.1k number1985: 6.3k number1986: 6.6k number1987: 7.1k number1988: 7.2k number1989: 6.0k number1990: 7.5k number1991: 6.9k number1992: 7.2k number1993: 7.2k number1995: 6.2k number1996: 6.1k number2013: 7.7k number2014: 7.6k number2015: 8.3k number2016: 8.1k number2017: 8.4k number2018: 8.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

New Zealand recorded 8,446 number for teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in 2018. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of up 10.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in New Zealand peaked at 8,446 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2,977 number, in 1970.

That places New Zealand 68th out of 159 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male (number) (Teachers) in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male (number) in New Zealand, 1970 to 2018.
Year number Change
1970 2,977 number —
1971 3,378 number +13.5%
1980 6,317 number +87.0%
1981 6,152 number -2.6%
1982 5,957 number -3.2%
1983 6,007 number +0.8%
1984 6,052 number +0.7%
1985 6,286 number +3.9%
1986 6,611 number +5.2%
1987 7,131 number +7.9%
1988 7,187 number +0.8%
1989 6,042 number -15.9%
1990 7,508 number +24.3%
1991 6,912 number -7.9%
1992 7,226 number +4.5%
1993 7,213 number -0.2%
1995 6,228 number -13.7%
1996 6,111 number -1.9%
2013 7,672 number +25.6%
2014 7,634 number -0.5%
2015 8,290 number +8.6%
2016 8,108 number -2.2%
2017 8,446 number +4.2%
2018 8,446 number +0.0%

New Zealand compared with similar countries

  • New Zealand's 8,446 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 7,251 number, 1.2× the median. (63 countries reporting)
  • New Zealand's 8,446 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8,798 number, 96% of the median. (22 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male (number) (Teachers) in New Zealand 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
1980 +87.0% 3,378 number 6,317 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 3,178 number 2,977 number 3,378 number 2
1980s 6,374 number 5,957 number 7,187 number 10
1990s 6,866 number 6,111 number 7,508 number 6
2010s 8,099 number 7,634 number 8,446 number 6

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 65 Singapore 9,150 number compare
  2. 66 Georgia 8,783 number compare
  3. 67 Croatia 8,704 number compare
  4. 69 Ireland 8,029 number compare
  5. 70 Syria 7,595 number compare
  6. 71 Puerto Rico 7,402 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in New Zealand?
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in New Zealand was 8,446 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, male recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 8,446 number in 2017.
What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, male recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 2,977 number in 1970.
How does New Zealand rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, male?
New Zealand ranks 68th out of 159 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, male rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this New Zealand 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/