Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110): Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes was 141,793 in 2021. β² Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110), 1987β2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2021, teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) stood at 141,793. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) peaked at 141,793 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 25,286, in 1987.
That places ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) 176th out of 221 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 27,399 | 25,286 | 29,409 | 3 |
| 1990s | 37,880 | 30,287 | 47,745 | 6 |
| 2000s | 92,935 | 81,187 | 107,865 | 7 |
| 2010s | 124,813 | 112,100 | 139,934 | 10 |
| 2020s | 139,809 | 137,825 | 141,793 | 2 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
- 173 American Samoa 105 compare
- 174 Monaco 96 compare
- 174 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 96
- 176 Micronesia (country) 90 compare
- 177 British Virgin Islands 76 compare
- 178 New Caledonia 63
- 179 Seychelles 58 compare
More education data for ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.9% (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 11.77 million (2022)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 10.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 13.46 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 8.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 36.81 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 25.51 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 12.74 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) was 141,793 in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- The highest recorded value was 141,793 in 2021.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,286 in 1987.
- How does ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
- ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) ranks 176th out of 221 groups with data for 2021.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release