Teaching staff (1998-2012) by country

Countries reporting
26
Highest
72.9%
Slovakia
Lowest
39.3%
Netherlands
Median
64.2%
Years covered
15
1998–2012
Data points
289

What the numbers show

Teaching staff (1998-2012) is currently reported for 26 countries. The highest value is 72.9% in Slovakia; the lowest is 39.3% in Netherlands.

The median across all reporting countries is 64.2%, and the mean is 60.1%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.

Over the past decade 25 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: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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
25 Netherlands 39.3% 2012 up 46.6% rising
25 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.

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Indicator
Teaching staff (1998-2012)
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
28 places, 289 data points, 1998–2012
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