Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs France: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
625,775 number
in 2019
France
40,890 number
in 2013
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
25th
France rank
23rd

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
  • France
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How they compare

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) currently reports 625,775 number against 40,890 number in France, a difference of 584,885 number.

That makes Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s figure about 15.3 times France's.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 25th and France ranks 23rd of 45 groups.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) France Difference Ahead
1990s 443,080 number 40,712 number 402,368 number Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2000s 540,914 number 50,288 number 490,627 number Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2010s 656,458 number 41,870 number 614,588 number Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in tertiary education programmes, female, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or France?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), at 625,775 number against 40,890 number in France as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, female between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and France?
584,885 number, with Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and France?
7 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2013.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and France rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 25th and France ranks 23rd of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
204 places, 4,731 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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.