Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Switzerland
Switzerland: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male was 23,489 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Switzerland, 1981–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Switzerland stood at 23,489 number.
The figure is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Switzerland peaked at 29,124 number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 5,985 number, in 1981.
Switzerland ranks 36th of 159 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5,985 number | 5,985 number | 5,985 number | 1 |
| 1990s | 6,679 number | 6,537 number | 6,782 number | 3 |
| 2000s | 17,859 number | 6,911 number | 24,253 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 24,330 number | 21,578 number | 29,124 number | 7 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Switzerland?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Switzerland was 23,489 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, male recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 29,124 number in 2012.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, male recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,985 number in 1981.
- How does Switzerland rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, male?
- Switzerland ranks 36th out of 159 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, male rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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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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/