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.
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 5,985 number | — |
| 1991 | 6,537 number | +9.2% |
| 1996 | 6,717 number | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 6,782 number | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 6,911 number | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 9,012 number | +30.4% |
| 2002 | 14,828 number | +64.5% |
| 2003 | 15,945 number | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 19,021 number | +19.3% |
| 2005 | 23,097 number | +21.4% |
| 2006 | 22,329 number | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 21,062 number | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 22,132 number | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 24,253 number | +9.6% |
| 2010 | 25,673 number | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 26,119 number | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 29,124 number | +11.5% |
| 2014 | 21,578 number | -25.9% |
| 2016 | 22,109 number | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 22,215 number | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 23,489 number | +5.7% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 23,489 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 7,251 number, 3.2× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 23,489 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11,018 number, 2.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Switzerland 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +64.5% | 9,012 number | 14,828 number |
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 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More reference data data for Switzerland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5507 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2683 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.272 (2050)
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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About this data
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/