Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124): Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) was 95,191 in 2012. ▲ Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), 1980–2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2012, teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) stood at 95,191. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 87.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) peaked at 95,191 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 12,084, in 1980.
That places ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) 189th out of 221 groups with data for 2012, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 12,084 | — |
| 1981 | 14,523 | +20.2% |
| 1982 | 18,292 | +25.9% |
| 1983 | 19,292 | +5.5% |
| 1984 | 20,122 | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 22,350 | +11.1% |
| 1986 | 22,804 | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 21,866 | -4.1% |
| 1988 | 23,214 | +6.2% |
| 1989 | 24,044 | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 26,076 | +8.5% |
| 1991 | 28,200 | +8.1% |
| 1992 | 30,937 | +9.7% |
| 1993 | 34,432 | +11.3% |
| 1994 | 37,799 | +9.8% |
| 1995 | 41,518 | +9.8% |
| 1996 | 45,439 | +9.4% |
| 1997 | 50,042 | +10.1% |
| 1998 | 54,835 | +9.6% |
| 1999 | 60,031 | +9.5% |
| 2000 | 55,100 | -8.2% |
| 2001 | 52,065 | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 50,661 | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 50,704 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 48,516 | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 54,927 | +13.2% |
| 2006 | 57,997 | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 61,004 | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 67,093 | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 74,027 | +10.3% |
| 2010 | 78,581 | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 91,184 | +16.0% |
| 2012 | 95,191 | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19,859 | 12,084 | 24,044 | 10 |
| 1990s | 40,931 | 26,076 | 60,031 | 10 |
| 2000s | 57,209 | 48,516 | 74,027 | 10 |
| 2010s | 88,319 | 78,581 | 95,191 | 3 |
More education data for ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 27.45 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3305 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 24.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7207 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 29.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2.27 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) was 95,191 in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The highest recorded value was 95,191 in 2012.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,084 in 1980.
- How does ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
- ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 189th out of 221 groups with data for 2012.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) 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