Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Netherlands
Netherlands: Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 58,416 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Netherlands, 1994–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 58,416 number for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Netherlands peaked at 59,755 number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 51,722 number, in 1994.
Netherlands ranks 39th of 141 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 51,722 number | — |
| 2011 | 59,533 number | +15.1% |
| 2012 | 59,755 number | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 59,111 number | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 58,913 number | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 58,900 number | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 58,962 number | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 58,902 number | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 58,416 number | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51,722 number | 51,722 number | 51,722 number | 1 |
| 2010s | 59,061 number | 58,416 number | 59,755 number | 8 |
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More education data for Netherlands
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.35 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 86,024 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12,827 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 530,206 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.12 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 455,121 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.49 % change on previous year (2021)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Netherlands?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Netherlands was 58,416 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 59,755 number in 2012.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 51,722 number in 1994.
- How does Netherlands rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Netherlands ranks 39th out of 141 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands 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.