Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Belgium

Belgium: Teachers in upper secondary education, female was 52,048 number in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
52,048 number
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
26th
of 131 countries
All-time high
52,048 number
in 2018
All-time low
50,147 number
in 2013
Years of data
6
2013–2018

Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Belgium, 2013–2018

020.0k40.0k60.0k2013201520182013: 50.1k number2014: 50.5k number2015: 51.0k number2016: 51.7k number2017: 52.0k number2018: 52.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Belgium recorded 52,048 number for teachers in upper secondary education, female in 2018. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

The figure is up 3.8% over ten years.

Belgium ranks 26th of 131 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number) in Belgium, 2013 to 2018.
Year number Change
2013 50,147 number
2014 50,492 number +0.7%
2015 50,983 number +1.0%
2016 51,743 number +1.5%
2017 52,034 number +0.6%
2018 52,048 number +0.0%

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  4. 27 Bangladesh 43,038 number compare
  5. 28 Romania 39,586 number compare
  6. 29 Malaysia 38,720 number

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in upper secondary education, female in Belgium?
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Belgium was 52,048 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 52,048 number in 2018.
What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 50,147 number in 2013.
How does Belgium rank for teachers in upper secondary education, female?
Belgium ranks 26th out of 131 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
176 places, 2,830 data points, 1971–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of female 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.