Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110): Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) was 141,793 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110), 1987–2021
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.
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 25,286 | — |
| 1988 | 27,502 | +8.8% |
| 1989 | 29,409 | +6.9% |
| 1990 | 30,287 | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 32,176 | +6.2% |
| 1992 | 34,704 | +7.9% |
| 1993 | 38,094 | +9.8% |
| 1994 | 44,272 | +16.2% |
| 1995 | 47,745 | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 83,753 | +75.4% |
| 2004 | 81,187 | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 87,052 | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 94,793 | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 95,666 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 100,227 | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 107,865 | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 112,100 | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 119,507 | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 126,857 | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 132,309 | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 117,747 | -11.0% |
| 2015 | 117,911 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 124,330 | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 130,131 | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 127,303 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 139,934 | +9.9% |
| 2020 | 137,825 | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 141,793 | +2.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +75.4% | 47,745 | 83,753 |
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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.77 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.46 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.49 % change on previous year (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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February 2026 Data Release