Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
185
Highest
1.66 million
India
Lowest
2
Cook Islands
Median
11,789
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
14,938
What the numbers show
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) is currently reported for 185 countries. The highest value is 1.66 million in India; the lowest is 2 in Cook Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 11,789, and the mean is 68,362.
Over the past decade 130 countries rose and 41 fell. The largest increase was in Mongolia (up 1,591.2%), and the largest decrease in Cook Islands (down 93.3%).
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 1.66 million | 2023 | up 27.2% | volatile |
| 2 | China | 1.61 million | 2011 | up 172.9% | volatile |
| 3 | United States | 1.58 million | 2017 | — | rising |
| 4 | Japan | 562,090 | 2023 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 5 | Mexico | 490,309 | 2023 | up 34.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Germany | 480,260 | 2024 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 7 | Brazil | 448,641 | 2024 | down 0.7% | volatile |
| 8 | Indonesia | 296,495 | 2023 | up 24.8% | volatile |
| 9 | South Korea | 231,284 | 2024 | up 3.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Iran | 230,289 | 2020 | up 32.6% | volatile |
| 11 | Russia | 216,103 | 2024 | down 66.8% | rising |
| 12 | United Kingdom | 204,932 | 2023 | up 41.0% | rising |
| 13 | Spain | 201,053 | 2024 | up 30.6% | volatile |
| 14 | Turkey | 184,566 | 2023 | up 41.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Canada | 173,685 | 2016 | down 17.5% | rising |
| 16 | Philippines | 167,296 | 2023 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Venezuela | 164,903 | 2009 | up 207.7% | volatile |
| 18 | Colombia | 161,159 | 2022 | up 38.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Pakistan | 160,434 | 2024 | up 83.1% | volatile |
| 20 | Ukraine | 158,978 | 2024 | down 18.4% | rising |
| 21 | Mongolia | 150,282 | 2024 | up 1,591.2% | volatile |
| 22 | Egypt | 149,359 | 2025 | up 32.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Argentina | 142,283 | 2009 | up 40.1% | volatile |
| 24 | Italy | 116,947 | 2024 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 25 | Peru | 113,786 | 2024 | up 15.5% | volatile |
| 26 | France | 109,827 | 2013 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 27 | Thailand | 99,994 | 2024 | down 3.5% | volatile |
| 28 | Malaysia | 97,849 | 2024 | up 20.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Poland | 96,719 | 2025 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 30 | Vietnam | 86,068 | 2024 | down 6.1% | volatile |
| 31 | Netherlands | 84,762 | 2024 | up 35.4% | rising |
| 32 | Algeria | 78,997 | 2024 | up 50.8% | rising |
| 33 | Nigeria | 66,975 | 2011 | up 27.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Austria | 65,299 | 2024 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 35 | Saudi Arabia | 64,094 | 2024 | down 13.2% | volatile |
| 36 | Guatemala | 63,693 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 37 | Cuba | 61,590 | 2024 | down 6.1% | volatile |
| 38 | Uzbekistan | 51,065 | 2024 | up 120.4% | rising |
| 39 | Portugal | 47,042 | 2023 | up 32.6% | volatile |
| 40 | Lebanon | 45,916 | 2014 | up 130.6% | volatile |
| 41 | Kazakhstan | 43,764 | 2025 | down 13.8% | rising |
| 42 | Switzerland | 43,474 | 2024 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 43 | Israel | 43,070 | 2024 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 44 | Morocco | 42,386 | 2024 | up 29.9% | volatile |
| 45 | Sweden | 41,172 | 2024 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 46 | Norway | 39,089 | 2024 | up 52.3% | volatile |
| 47 | Bangladesh | 32,917 | 2024 | down 63.6% | volatile |
| 48 | Ecuador | 32,858 | 2023 | down 16.5% | volatile |
| 49 | Belgium | 31,960 | 2023 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 50 | Hungary | 30,618 | 2024 | up 40.6% | rising |
| 51 | Jamaica | 28,500 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 52 | Cote d'Ivoire | 27,939 | 2024 | up 43.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Australia | 27,442 | 1992 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 54 | South Africa | 27,099 | 1994 | up 74.7% | rising |
| 55 | Denmark | 26,917 | 2024 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 56 | Romania | 26,649 | 2023 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 57 | Georgia | 26,461 | 2025 | up 47.0% | flat |
| 58 | Myanmar | 26,244 | 2018 | up 146.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Belarus | 25,026 | 2024 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 60 | Ethiopia | 24,252 | 2014 | up 404.9% | volatile |
| 61 | Azerbaijan | 24,057 | 2024 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 62 | Uruguay | 23,428 | 2023 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 63 | Tunisia | 22,410 | 2012 | up 96.4% | volatile |
| 64 | Kyrgyzstan | 22,120 | 2025 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 65 | Ghana | 21,721 | 2024 | up 59.9% | volatile |
| 66 | United Arab Emirates | 21,326 | 2024 | up 24.1% | volatile |
| 67 | Bulgaria | 21,098 | 2024 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 68 | Dominican Republic | 20,267 | 2024 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 69 | Greece | 20,240 | 2023 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 70 | Iraq | 19,231 | 2005 | up 63.1% | volatile |
| 71 | Croatia | 19,176 | 2023 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 72 | Afghanistan | 18,920 | 2020 | up 466.1% | volatile |
| 73 | Cambodia | 18,005 | 2024 | up 47.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Finland | 17,931 | 2024 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 75 | Czechia | 16,426 | 2013 | down 25.7% | rising |
| 76 | Tajikistan | 15,933 | 2017 | up 48.3% | rising |
| 77 | Armenia | 15,715 | 2024 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 78 | Libya | 15,711 | 2003 | — | volatile |
| 79 | New Zealand | 15,678 | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 80 | Senegal | 15,637 | 2024 | up 187.9% | volatile |
| 81 | Lithuania | 14,987 | 2024 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 82 | Singapore | 14,115 | 2023 | down 25.1% | volatile |
| 83 | Mozambique | 14,104 | 2018 | up 437.5% | volatile |
| 84 | Sri Lanka | 13,624 | 2023 | up 96.4% | volatile |
| 85 | Panama | 13,102 | 2023 | down 5.3% | volatile |
| 86 | Ireland | 12,609 | 2010 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 87 | Jordan | 12,583 | 2024 | down 9.7% | volatile |
| 88 | Serbia | 12,574 | 2024 | up 20.2% | falling |
| 89 | Nepal | 12,082 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Syria | 12,000 | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 91 | Angola | 11,947 | 2024 | up 38.0% | volatile |
| 92 | El Salvador | 11,877 | 2023 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 93 | Slovakia | 11,789 | 2024 | down 7.9% | flat |
| 94 | Honduras | 11,514 | 2024 | up 23.5% | volatile |
| 95 | Burkina Faso | 10,818 | 2024 | up 162.5% | volatile |
| 96 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 10,588 | 2023 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 97 | Puerto Rico | 10,122 | 2023 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 98 | Albania | 9,862 | 2024 | up 10.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Nicaragua | 9,565 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Slovenia | 9,485 | 2023 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 101 | Palestine | 9,395 | 2023 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 102 | Laos | 8,756 | 2020 | up 66.2% | volatile |
| 103 | Tanzania | 8,625 | 2024 | down 8.4% | volatile |
| 104 | Turkmenistan | 8,248 | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 105 | Cameroon | 7,670 | 2024 | up 14.6% | volatile |
| 106 | Yemen | 7,356 | 2007 | up 48.7% | rising |
| 107 | Oman | 7,163 | 2024 | down 2.0% | volatile |
| 108 | Latvia | 6,571 | 2024 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 109 | Hong Kong | 6,504 | 1994 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 110 | Zimbabwe | 6,460 | 2024 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 111 | Madagascar | 6,097 | 2023 | up 68.1% | volatile |
| 112 | Uganda | 5,724 | 2011 | up 40.9% | volatile |
| 113 | Niger | 5,512 | 2019 | up 315.7% | volatile |
| 114 | Moldova | 5,158 | 2024 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 115 | Togo | 4,872 | 2021 | up 84.3% | volatile |
| 116 | Burundi | 4,815 | 2025 | up 137.2% | volatile |
| 117 | Estonia | 4,794 | 2024 | up 6.6% | falling |
| 118 | Chad | 4,757 | 2020 | up 100.5% | volatile |
| 119 | North Macedonia | 4,496 | 2023 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 120 | Congo | 4,493 | 2017 | up 284.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Namibia | 4,172 | 2022 | up 137.6% | volatile |
| 122 | Rwanda | 4,023 | 2024 | up 20.4% | volatile |
| 123 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 3,692 | 2020 | down 84.0% | volatile |
| 124 | Cyprus | 3,669 | 2023 | up 30.2% | volatile |
| 125 | Botswana | 3,247 | 2023 | up 51.7% | volatile |
| 126 | Macao | 3,008 | 2024 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 127 | Iceland | 2,997 | 2023 | up 36.7% | volatile |
| 128 | Guinea | 2,847 | 2023 | down 55.8% | volatile |
| 129 | Malta | 2,826 | 2024 | up 85.6% | volatile |
| 130 | Benin | 2,672 | 2018 | down 22.2% | volatile |
| 131 | Qatar | 2,649 | 2024 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 132 | Kuwait | 2,165 | 2004 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 133 | Bahrain | 2,137 | 2024 | down 2.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Liberia | 2,028 | 2012 | up 162.7% | volatile |
| 135 | Luxembourg | 1,723 | 2024 | up 123.2% | volatile |
| 136 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,720 | 2004 | up 268.3% | volatile |
| 137 | Mauritius | 1,710 | 2024 | up 55.5% | volatile |
| 138 | Grenada | 1,621 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 139 | Montenegro | 1,522 | 2023 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 140 | Cape Verde | 1,461 | 2018 | up 84.5% | volatile |
| 141 | Sierra Leone | 1,198 | 2002 | up 99.7% | volatile |
| 142 | Lesotho | 1,097 | 2018 | up 71.9% | volatile |
| 143 | Zambia | 996 | 1987 | up 38.9% | volatile |
| 144 | Mali | 963 | 2000 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 145 | Brunei | 951 | 2023 | up 42.6% | volatile |
| 146 | Malawi | 897 | 2011 | up 52.3% | rising |
| 147 | Somalia | 817 | 1987 | up 152.2% | volatile |
| 148 | Bhutan | 788 | 2023 | up 59.2% | volatile |
| 149 | Barbados | 786 | 2007 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 150 | Eritrea | 726 | 2016 | up 69.2% | volatile |
| 151 | Eswatini | 712 | 2015 | up 64.8% | volatile |
| 152 | Guyana | 676 | 2012 | up 121.6% | rising |
| 153 | Belize | 661 | 2024 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 154 | Haiti | 654 | 1986 | up 60.3% | rising |
| 155 | Andorra | 622 | 2024 | up 509.8% | volatile |
| 156 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 459 | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 157 | Mauritania | 448 | 2013 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 158 | Samoa | 441 | 2024 | up 9.7% | volatile |
| 159 | Gambia | 412 | 2012 | up 207.5% | volatile |
| 160 | Suriname | 403 | 2022 | — | flat |
| 161 | Central African Republic | 384 | 2011 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 162 | Fiji | 277 | 1991 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 163 | United States Virgin Islands | 271 | 2007 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 164 | Guam | 260 | 1989 | — | rising |
| 165 | San Marino | 248 | 2024 | up 71.0% | rising |
| 166 | Comoros | 247 | 2014 | up 97.6% | volatile |
| 167 | Djibouti | 245 | 2011 | up 512.5% | volatile |
| 168 | Saint Lucia | 243 | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 169 | Bahamas | 208 | 1995 | up 62.5% | rising |
| 170 | Tonga | 199 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 171 | Aruba | 139 | 2016 | down 40.6% | falling |
| 172 | Liechtenstein | 125 | 2021 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 173 | American Samoa | 105 | 2007 | — | volatile |
| 174 | Monaco | 96 | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 174 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 96 | 1990 | up 134.1% | rising |
| 176 | Micronesia (country) | 90 | 2000 | — | falling |
| 177 | British Virgin Islands | 76 | 2024 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 178 | New Caledonia | 63 | 1985 | up 173.9% | rising |
| 179 | Seychelles | 58 | 2024 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 180 | Bermuda | 55 | 2023 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 181 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 42 | 2023 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 182 | Cayman Islands | 34 | 2008 | up 78.9% | rising |
| 182 | Dominica | 34 | 1993 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 184 | Anguilla | 14 | 2008 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 185 | Cook Islands | 2 | 2024 | down 93.3% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- MDG: World 14.50 million
- SDG: World 14.50 million
- UIS: World 14.50 million
- WB: World 14.50 million
- UNICEF: World 14.47 million
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 10.37 million
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 10.00 million
- MDG: Developing Regions 9.89 million
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 9.67 million
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 9.42 million
- WB: Ibrd Only 9.10 million
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 7.80 million
- AIMS: Asia and the Pacific 7.34 million
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 6.11 million
- WB: Oecd Members 5.29 million
- WB: High Income (july 2025) 4.93 million
- WB: Late-demographic Dividend 4.93 million
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend 4.71 million
- MDG: Developed Regions 4.62 million
- WB: Post-demographic Dividend 4.48 million
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 4.35 million
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific 4.12 million
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 4.06 million
- WB: East Asia & Pacific 4.05 million
- AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific 4.05 million
- UIS: East Asia and the Pacific 4.05 million
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 4.03 million
- AIMS: East Asia 4.02 million
- SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand 4.01 million
- SDG: Europe and Northern America 3.91 million
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 3.50 million
- UIS: North America and Western Europe 3.26 million
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 3.02 million
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia 2.66 million
- WB: Europe & Central Asia 2.66 million
- ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) 2.53 million
- SDG: Eastern Asia 2.53 million
- UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries 2.51 million
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 2.51 million
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 2.45 million
About this data
February 2026 Data Release