Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Belgium
Belgium: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 31,708 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Belgium, 2005–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Belgium stood at 31,708 number. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Belgium peaked at 31,708 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 25,293 number, in 2005.
Belgium ranks 36th of 138 countries on this measure, 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, female in Belgium, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 25,293 number | — |
| 2008 | 25,429 number | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 25,725 number | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 26,155 number | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 25,698 number | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 26,019 number | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 29,571 number | +13.7% |
| 2014 | 29,957 number | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 30,354 number | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 30,664 number | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 31,220 number | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 31,708 number | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25,482 number | 25,293 number | 25,725 number | 3 |
| 2010s | 29,038 number | 25,698 number | 31,708 number | 9 |
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More education data for Belgium
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 80,763 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, female in Belgium?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Belgium was 31,708 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 31,708 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,293 number in 2005.
- How does Belgium rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- Belgium ranks 36th out of 138 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.7%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female 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.