Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Belgium
Belgium: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female was 15,154 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Belgium, 1987–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Belgium is 15,154 number, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 34.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Belgium peaked at 15,154 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 5,950 number, in 1987.
That places Belgium 41st out of 159 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Belgium, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 5,950 number | — |
| 1989 | 8,718 number | +46.5% |
| 1990 | 8,977 number | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 9,119 number | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 11,391 number | +24.9% |
| 1994 | 11,800 number | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 10,479 number | -11.2% |
| 2008 | 11,307 number | +7.9% |
| 2009 | 11,774 number | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 12,852 number | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 12,974 number | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 13,265 number | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 14,014 number | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 13,777 number | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 13,904 number | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 14,720 number | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 15,079 number | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 15,154 number | +0.5% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 15,154 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 5,994 number, 2.5× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 15,154 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10,858 number, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Belgium changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +46.5% | 5,950 number | 8,718 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7,334 number | 5,950 number | 8,718 number | 2 |
| 1990s | 10,322 number | 8,977 number | 11,800 number | 4 |
| 2000s | 11,187 number | 10,479 number | 11,774 number | 3 |
| 2010s | 13,971 number | 12,852 number | 15,154 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More education data for Belgium
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 137,795 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 17,384 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 221,494 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 210,503 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.18 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 814,388 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1356 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0691 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Belgium?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Belgium was 15,154 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 15,154 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,950 number in 1987.
- How does Belgium rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
- Belgium ranks 41st out of 159 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.0%. 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 tertiary education programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female teachers in public and private tertiary education institutions (ISCED 5-8). 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.