Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Belgium
Belgium: Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 49,641 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Belgium, 2005–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 49,641 number for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in 2018. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Belgium peaked at 49,641 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 41,460 number, in 2011.
That places Belgium 43rd out of 141 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Belgium, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 42,469 number | — |
| 2008 | 41,748 number | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 41,991 number | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 42,533 number | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 41,460 number | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 41,713 number | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 46,920 number | +12.5% |
| 2014 | 47,390 number | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 47,829 number | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 48,276 number | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 49,128 number | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 49,641 number | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42,069 number | 41,748 number | 42,469 number | 3 |
| 2010s | 46,099 number | 41,460 number | 49,641 number | 9 |
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More education data for Belgium
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 568,692 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.11 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 431,997 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.0553 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 550,999 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.2912 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 66,778 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,985 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 311,113 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.4819 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Belgium?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Belgium was 49,641 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 49,641 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 41,460 number in 2011.
- How does Belgium rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Belgium ranks 43rd out of 141 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). 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.