Teaching staff (1998-2012) by country
Countries reporting
27
Highest
72.9
Slovakia
Lowest
39.3
Netherlands
Median
63.3
Years covered
15
1998–2012
Data points
298
What the numbers show
Teaching staff (1998-2012) is currently reported for 27 countries. The highest value is 72.9 in Slovakia; the lowest is 39.3 in Netherlands.
The median across all reporting countries is 63.3, and the mean is 59.33.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 26 countries rose and 1 fell. The largest increase was in Slovakia (up 51.6%), and the largest decrease in Ireland (down 10.4%).
Teaching staff (1998-2012): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slovakia | 72.9 | 2012 | up 51.6% | rising |
| 1 | Slovakia | 72.9 | 2012 | up 51.6% | rising |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 72.7 | 2012 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 4 | Lithuania | 72.6 | 2012 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 4 | Lithuania | 72.6 | 2012 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 6 | Poland | 71.2 | 2012 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 6 | Poland | 71.2 | 2012 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 8 | Slovenia | 68.1 | 2012 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 8 | Slovenia | 68.1 | 2012 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 10 | Cyprus | 66.9 | 2012 | up 35.4% | rising |
| 11 | Iceland | 65.4 | 2012 | up 40.6% | rising |
| 12 | United Kingdom | 65.1 | 2012 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 12 | United Kingdom | 65.1 | 2012 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 14 | France | 63.3 | 2012 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 15 | Sweden | 61.2 | 2012 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 16 | Romania | 60.6 | 2012 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 17 | Malta | 57.7 | 2012 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 18 | Italy | 55.4 | 2012 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 19 | Norway | 55.3 | 2012 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 20 | Austria | 52.6 | 2012 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 21 | Belgium | 45.3 | 2012 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 22 | Ireland | 43.9 | 2012 | down 10.4% | flat |
| 23 | Finland | 43.5 | 2012 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 24 | North Macedonia | 39.9 | 2012 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 24 | North Macedonia | 39.9 | 2012 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 26 | Netherlands | 39.3 | 2012 | up 46.6% | rising |
| 26 | Netherlands | 39.3 | 2012 | up 46.6% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.