Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200): Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes was 4.35 million in 2024. β² Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) stood at 4.35 million.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) peaked at 4.56 million in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2.18 million, in 1971.
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 21st of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.50 million | 2.18 million | 3.39 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.62 million | 2.56 million | 2.77 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.92 million | 2.75 million | 3.13 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.90 million | 3.29 million | 4.35 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.48 million | 4.40 million | 4.56 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.36 million | 4.32 million | 4.39 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
More education data for ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.8% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 84.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 54.74 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 14.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 58.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 38.11 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 5.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 40.93 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 24.76 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 23.44 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) was 4.35 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.56 million in 2013.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.18 million in 1971.
- How does ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 21st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes rising or falling in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 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