Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)
ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115): Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) was 9,852 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) stood at 9,852. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) peaked at 9,852 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 639.5, in 1971.
That places ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) 214th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 695.78 | — |
| 1971 | 639.5 | -8.1% |
| 1972 | 662.43 | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 792.99 | +19.7% |
| 1974 | 791.58 | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 856.69 | +8.2% |
| 1976 | 922.89 | +7.7% |
| 1977 | 1,228 | +33.1% |
| 1978 | 1,194 | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 952.48 | -20.2% |
| 1980 | 695.39 | -27.0% |
| 1981 | 804.34 | +15.7% |
| 1982 | 932.15 | +15.9% |
| 1983 | 1,080 | +15.9% |
| 1984 | 1,328 | +22.9% |
| 1985 | 1,478 | +11.3% |
| 1986 | 1,214 | -17.9% |
| 1987 | 1,410 | +16.2% |
| 1988 | 1,535 | +8.9% |
| 1989 | 1,567 | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 1,565 | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 1,652 | +5.5% |
| 1992 | 3,247 | +96.6% |
| 1993 | 1,662 | -48.8% |
| 1994 | 1,591 | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 1,521 | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 1,673 | +10.0% |
| 1997 | 1,680 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 2,660 | +58.3% |
| 1999 | 2,348 | -11.7% |
| 2000 | 2,670 | +13.7% |
| 2001 | 2,645 | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 3,055 | +15.5% |
| 2003 | 2,849 | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 2,864 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 3,213 | +12.2% |
| 2006 | 3,778 | +17.6% |
| 2007 | 4,612 | +22.1% |
| 2008 | 5,389 | +16.8% |
| 2009 | 6,504 | +20.7% |
| 2010 | 6,844 | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 7,500 | +9.6% |
| 2012 | 7,628 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 6,982 | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 9,428 | +35.0% |
| 2015 | 9,581 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 8,279 | -13.6% |
| 2017 | 9,272 | +12.0% |
| 2018 | 9,337 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 9,342 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 9,211 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 9,169 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 9,187 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 9,791 | +6.6% |
| 2024 | 9,852 | +0.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +96.6% | 1,652 | 3,247 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 873.67 | 639.5 | 1,228 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,204 | 695.39 | 1,567 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,960 | 1,521 | 3,247 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,758 | 2,645 | 6,504 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,419 | 6,844 | 9,581 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,442 | 9,169 | 9,852 | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 6.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 109,340 (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 154,475 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.48 % change on previous year (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.81 million (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 7.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 545,310 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) was 9,852 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)?
- The highest recorded value was 9,852 in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)?
- The lowest recorded value was 639.5 in 1971.
- How does ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
- ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) ranks 214th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release