Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Netherlands
Netherlands: Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes was 56,132 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Netherlands, 1994–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Netherlands stood at 56,132 number. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Netherlands peaked at 56,132 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 36,507 number, in 1994.
That places Netherlands 36th out of 134 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 36,507 number | — |
| 2011 | 53,837 number | +47.5% |
| 2012 | 52,115 number | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 51,072 number | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 48,927 number | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 52,662 number | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 52,888 number | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 54,784 number | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 56,132 number | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36,507 number | 36,507 number | 36,507 number | 1 |
| 2010s | 52,802 number | 48,927 number | 56,132 number | 8 |
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More education data for Netherlands
- 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 98,851 (2024)
- 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 64.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Netherlands?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Netherlands was 56,132 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 56,132 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 36,507 number in 1994.
- How does Netherlands rank for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Netherlands ranks 36th out of 134 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. 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 upper 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 upper secondary education institutions (ISCED 3). 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.