Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Tunisia

Tunisia: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male was 11,831 number in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
11,831 number
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
56th
of 159 countries
All-time high
11,831 number
in 2012
All-time low
782 number
in 1973
Years of data
29
1973–2012

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Tunisia, 1973–2012

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k1973199220121973: 782 number1975: 1.2k number1976: 1.2k number1980: 3.2k number1981: 3.7k number1983: 3.5k number1987: 4.6k number1988: 3.1k number1989: 3.2k number1993: 4.1k number1994: 4.3k number1995: 4.4k number1996: 4.8k number1997: 4.9k number1998: 5.2k number1999: 5.9k number2000: 6.4k number2001: 6.9k number2002: 7.4k number2003: 8.1k number2004: 8.8k number2005: 10.0k number2006: 10.0k number2007: 10.6k number2008: 10.8k number2009: 11.2k number2010: 11.5k number2011: 11.5k number2012: 11.8k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Tunisia recorded 11,831 number for teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in 2012. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.

The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 60.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Tunisia peaked at 11,831 number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 782 number, in 1973.

That places Tunisia 56th out of 159 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

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

Annual values for Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male (number) in Tunisia, 1973 to 2012.
Year number Change
1973 782 number
1975 1,158 number +48.1%
1976 1,210 number +4.5%
1980 3,229 number +166.9%
1981 3,674 number +13.8%
1983 3,537 number -3.7%
1987 4,597 number +30.0%
1988 3,066 number -33.3%
1989 3,163 number +3.2%
1993 4,076 number +28.9%
1994 4,269 number +4.7%
1995 4,425 number +3.7%
1996 4,787 number +8.2%
1997 4,875 number +1.8%
1998 5,226 number +7.2%
1999 5,861 number +12.2%
2000 6,387 number +9.0%
2001 6,865 number +7.5%
2002 7,393 number +7.7%
2003 8,052 number +8.9%
2004 8,800 number +9.3%
2005 9,966 number +13.2%
2006 10,042 number +0.8%
2007 10,619 number +5.7%
2008 10,784 number +1.6%
2009 11,168 number +3.6%
2010 11,530 number +3.2%
2011 11,486 number -0.4%
2012 11,831 number +3.0%

Tunisia compared with similar countries

  • Tunisia's 11,831 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6,089 number, 1.9× the median. (35 countries reporting)
  • Tunisia's 11,831 number is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 7,595 number, 1.6× the median. (21 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Tunisia 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 +166.9% 1,210 number 3,229 number
1975 +48.1% 782 number 1,158 number
1988 -33.3% 4,597 number 3,066 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1,050 number 782 number 1,210 number 3
1980s 3,544 number 3,066 number 4,597 number 6
1990s 4,788 number 4,076 number 5,861 number 7
2000s 9,008 number 6,387 number 11,168 number 10
2010s 11,616 number 11,486 number 11,831 number 3

Countries ranked near Tunisia

  1. 53 Romania 12,797 number compare
  2. 54 Iraq 12,480 number compare
  3. 55 Hungary 12,337 number compare
  4. 57 Dominican Republic 11,420 number compare
  5. 58 Greece 11,294 number compare
  6. 59 Belarus 11,058 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Tunisia?
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Tunisia was 11,831 number in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, male recorded in Tunisia?
The highest recorded value was 11,831 number in 2012.
What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, male recorded in Tunisia?
The lowest recorded value was 782 number in 1973.
How does Tunisia rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, male?
Tunisia ranks 56th out of 159 countries with data for 2012.
Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, male rising or falling in Tunisia?
Over the last ten years it is up 60.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Tunisia 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/