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Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 6, 7, and 8 programmes, both sexes (number) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
100
Highest
1.66 million
India
Lowest
0
British Virgin Islands
Median
11,148
Years covered
28
1998–2025
Data points
1,207

What the numbers show

Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 6, 7, and 8 programmes, both sexes (number) is currently reported for 100 countries. The highest value is 1.66 million in India; the lowest is 0 in British Virgin Islands.

The median across all reporting countries is 11,148, and the mean is 60,981.

Over the past decade 69 countries rose and 26 fell. The largest increase was in Djibouti (up 1,200.0%), and the largest decrease in Bangladesh (down 56.0%).

Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 6, 7, and 8 programmes, both: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 India 1.66 million 2023 up 27.2% rising
1 Anguilla 7 2008 down 53.3% falling
2 Germany 477,423 2024 up 24.1% rising
3 Brazil 448,527 2024 — flat
4 Japan 394,538 2023 up 4.7% rising
5 Mexico 383,519 2018 up 38.8% rising
6 Indonesia 266,436 2023 up 16.7% rising
7 Republic of Korea 191,829 2024 up 8.0% rising
8 Türkiye 160,580 2023 up 38.8% rising
9 Pakistan 160,434 2024 up 173.2% rising
10 Spain 152,134 2024 up 24.6% rising
11 Egypt 147,211 2025 up 34.1% rising
12 Italy 116,947 2024 — rising
13 Ukraine 115,857 2024 down 28.0% falling
14 Colombia 109,019 2022 up 15.1% rising
15 Poland 96,661 2025 down 0.1% flat
16 Malaysia 82,541 2024 up 5.3% rising
17 Netherlands 81,492 2024 up 32.6% rising
18 Viet Nam 78,190 2022 up 78.1% rising
19 Saudi Arabia 63,559 2024 down 23.6% falling
20 Cuba 61,590 2024 down 6.1% falling
21 Austria 57,041 2024 up 14.2% rising
22 Uzbekistan 45,210 2024 up 95.1% rising
23 Sweden 40,902 2024 up 24.8% rising
24 Norway 38,322 2024 up 33.3% rising
25 Israel 37,694 2024 down 3.1% falling
26 Kazakhstan 37,599 2025 down 6.7% rising
27 Bangladesh 32,917 2024 down 56.0% falling
28 Morocco 29,875 2024 up 45.4% rising
29 Romania 26,649 2023 down 3.3% flat
30 Denmark 25,374 2024 down 4.4% flat
31 Bulgaria 21,098 2024 down 8.3% flat
32 Myanmar 20,757 2018 down 0.5% rising
33 Hungary 20,739 2016 down 7.9% falling
34 Greece 20,240 2023 up 13.2% rising
35 Ecuador 19,465 2023 down 42.3% falling
36 Finland 17,931 2024 up 20.6% rising
37 Belarus 17,610 2024 down 44.2% falling
38 Azerbaijan 17,553 2024 up 15.3% flat
39 Georgia 15,973 2007 down 38.1% falling
40 Ghana 15,954 2024 up 76.3% volatile
41 Cambodia 15,488 2023 up 73.5% volatile
42 Lithuania 14,987 2024 up 6.5% rising
43 Uruguay 14,405 2010 up 42.3% rising
44 Mozambique 14,104 2018 up 437.5% volatile
45 New Zealand 13,589 2024 up 11.5% rising
46 Serbia 12,574 2024 up 20.2% falling
47 Kyrgyzstan 12,570 2025 down 4.4% rising
48 El Salvador 11,703 2023 up 28.3% rising
49 Jordan 11,609 2024 up 8.7% volatile
50 Slovakia 11,437 2024 down 7.5% falling
51 Armenia 10,858 2024 down 8.2% falling
52 Tajikistan 10,723 2017 up 38.2% rising
53 Bosnia and Herzegovina 9,851 2021 up 7.7% rising
54 Singapore 9,689 2023 down 24.5% flat
55 Tanzania, United Republic of 8,470 2019 up 131.2% volatile
56 Slovenia 8,449 2023 up 47.9% rising
57 Mongolia 8,425 2012 up 68.9% rising
58 Palestine, State of 7,642 2023 up 11.4% rising
59 Oman 7,078 2024 up 60.1% rising
60 Cameroon 6,440 2024 up 20.5% rising
61 Zimbabwe 6,438 2024 up 100.3% rising
62 Latvia 6,223 2022 up 18.3% rising
63 Madagascar 6,058 2023 up 130.3% volatile
64 Estonia 4,794 2024 up 6.6% rising
65 North Macedonia 4,496 2023 up 31.1% rising
66 Lao People's Democratic Republic 4,404 2020 up 191.7% volatile
67 Republic of Moldova 3,699 2024 down 35.6% falling
68 Rwanda 3,469 2024 up 37.5% rising
69 Burundi 3,456 2018 up 105.1% rising
70 Cyprus 3,230 2023 up 37.3% volatile
71 Malta 2,525 2024 up 93.4% rising
72 Qatar 2,465 2024 up 83.1% rising
73 Bahrain 1,974 2024 up 7.0% rising
74 Luxembourg 1,610 2024 up 124.5% rising
75 Montenegro 1,522 2023 down 6.0% falling
76 Liberia 1,517 2012 up 124.4% rising
77 Cape Verde 1,350 2013 up 365.5% volatile
78 Namibia 980 2008 up 67.8% rising
79 Malawi 861 2007 up 69.2% rising
80 Brunei Darussalam 678 2023 up 10.6% rising
81 Andorra 605 2024 up 611.8% volatile
82 Trinidad and Tobago 510 2003 — rising
83 Lesotho 504 2018 up 87.4% rising
84 Eswatini 459 2013 up 40.8% rising
85 Eritrea 388 2004 up 110.9% rising
86 Belize 387 2024 up 9.9% rising
87 Mauritania 337 2012 up 301.2% rising
88 San Marino 248 2024 up 71.0% rising
89 Samoa 217 2023 down 40.4% volatile
90 Guyana 209 2012 down 12.9% falling
91 Comoros 175 2013 up 90.2% rising
92 Aruba 144 2012 up 152.6% rising
93 Liechtenstein 125 2021 up 7.8% rising
94 Saint Lucia 116 2023 down 40.2% falling
95 Djibouti 104 2009 up 1,200.0% volatile
96 Monaco 56 2024 down 6.7% flat
97 Bermuda 35 2018 — volatile
98 Cayman Islands 26 2008 up 36.8% rising
99 British Virgin Islands 0 2024 — volatile

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Indicator
Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 6, 7, and 8 programmes, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
100 places, 1,207 data points, 1998–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release