Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male was 87,872 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in United Kingdom, 1983–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 87,872 number for teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in 2018. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in United Kingdom peaked at 87,872 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 59,492 number, in 1995.
United Kingdom ranks 14th of 159 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 68,867 number | 65,730 number | 73,732 number | 6 |
| 1990s | 67,001 number | 59,492 number | 76,451 number | 9 |
| 2000s | 70,542 number | 63,090 number | 79,220 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 82,496 number | 78,626 number | 87,872 number | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in United Kingdom?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in United Kingdom was 87,872 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, male recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 87,872 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, male recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 59,492 number in 1995.
- How does United Kingdom rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, male?
- United Kingdom ranks 14th out of 159 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, male rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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/