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Teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number) by country

Total number of teachers in public and private post-secondary non-tertiary education institutions (ISCED 4). 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...

Countries reporting
65
Highest
76,168 number
Germany
Lowest
0 number
Liechtenstein
Median
404 number
Years covered
23
1998–2020
Data points
721

What the numbers show

Teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number) is currently reported for 65 countries. The highest value is 76,168 number in Germany; the lowest is 0 number in Liechtenstein.

The median across all reporting countries is 404 number, and the mean is 4,678 number.

Over the past decade 26 countries rose and 30 fell. The largest increase was in Bhutan (up 1,200.0%), and the largest decrease in Cape Verde (down 100.0%).

Teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Germany 76,168 number 2018 down 7.1% falling
2 India 50,745 number 2016 up 267.4% volatile
3 Brazil 49,944 number 2018 up 8.7% flat
4 Poland 19,913 number 2018 down 26.2% rising
5 Kazakhstan 14,702 number 2019 down 8.7% rising
6 Bangladesh 13,643 number 2017 up 248.6% volatile
7 Greece 10,160 number 2018 down 18.2% falling
8 Saudi Arabia 6,650 number 2019 — volatile
9 Malaysia 6,626 number 2008 up 110.9% rising
10 South Africa 6,603 number 2018 down 18.7% flat
11 Hungary 5,843 number 2016 down 19.8% falling
12 Belgium 5,611 number 2018 up 1.6% flat
13 Georgia 4,804 number 2007 down 27.3% falling
14 Syrian Arab Republic 4,173 number 2013 down 16.8% rising
15 Cameroon 4,012 number 2016 up 150.6% rising
16 Kyrgyzstan 3,079 number 2019 down 16.3% rising
17 Romania 1,879 number 2018 up 86.8% falling
18 Cambodia 1,861 number 2007 up 114.2% rising
19 New Zealand 1,806 number 2018 down 18.3% falling
20 Ghana 1,613 number 2012 up 33.0% rising
21 Lithuania 1,355 number 2018 up 75.1% rising
22 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1,322 number 2017 up 4.0% rising
23 Finland 1,165 number 2018 — volatile
24 Bahrain 1,107 number 2019 — flat
25 Austria 1,078 number 2017 down 84.3% volatile
26 Rwanda 1,042 number 2019 up 169.3% rising
27 Slovakia 801 number 2018 up 206.9% volatile
28 Trinidad and Tobago 564 number 2010 up 50.0% rising
29 Namibia 500 number 2017 up 233.3% volatile
30 Sweden 496.51 number 2018 down 35.0% flat
31 Barbados 470 number 2019 down 68.9% volatile
32 Cuba 458 number 2012 down 78.6% volatile
33 Kuwait 404 number 2009 down 48.8% falling
34 Czechia 347 number 2013 down 83.5% volatile
35 Maldives 318 number 2003 — volatile
36 Guyana 294 number 2017 up 568.2% volatile
37 Saint Lucia 279 number 2018 up 87.2% rising
38 Latvia 247 number 2018 up 27.3% falling
39 Seychelles 207 number 2019 up 73.9% rising
40 Bulgaria 192 number 2018 down 57.8% rising
41 Gibraltar 183 number 2019 — volatile
42 Belize 178 number 2008 up 345.0% rising
43 Bhutan 169 number 2020 up 1,200.0% volatile
44 Eritrea 167 number 2017 — volatile
45 Mongolia 139 number 2005 down 62.1% falling
46 Antigua and Barbuda 123 number 2012 down 21.2% falling
47 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 117 number 2012 up 11.4% rising
48 Dominica 85 number 2013 down 21.3% rising
49 Mauritania 77 number 2012 up 20.3% falling
50 Cyprus 69 number 2017 — rising
51 Comoros 51 number 2004 up 240.0% rising
52 Djibouti 48 number 2019 up 220.0% volatile
53 Eswatini 29 number 2014 — volatile
54 Cayman Islands 28 number 2018 up 27.3% volatile
55 Grenada 27 number 2018 down 55.7% volatile
56 Slovenia 25 number 2008 down 60.9% volatile
57 Niger 16 number 2017 down 88.0% volatile
58 Saint Kitts and Nevis 15 number 2015 down 70.0% volatile
59 Naoero 10 number 2019 — volatile
59 Malta 10 number 2017 down 93.2% falling
61 Republic of Moldova 9 number 2019 down 94.9% volatile
62 Andorra 4 number 2019 down 81.8% volatile
63 Cape Verde 0 number 2018 down 100.0% falling
63 Panama 0 number 2017 down 100.0% falling
63 Liechtenstein 0 number 2017 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
Teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
69 places, 721 data points, 1998–2020
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Total number of teachers in public and private post-secondary non-tertiary education institutions (ISCED 4). 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.