Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) was 7.80 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) stood at 7.80 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 7.80 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.21 million, in 1971.
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 12th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.41 million | — |
| 1971 | 1.21 million | -49.8% |
| 1972 | 1.25 million | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 1.29 million | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 1.85 million | +43.9% |
| 1975 | 1.40 million | -24.6% |
| 1976 | 1.44 million | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 1.48 million | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 1.55 million | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 1.59 million | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 1.68 million | +5.4% |
| 1981 | 1.76 million | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 1.76 million | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 1.86 million | +5.5% |
| 1984 | 1.86 million | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 1.95 million | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 2.02 million | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 2.17 million | +7.5% |
| 1988 | 2.15 million | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 2.24 million | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 2.21 million | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 2.25 million | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 2.46 million | +9.1% |
| 1993 | 2.63 million | +6.9% |
| 1994 | 2.60 million | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 2.39 million | -8.0% |
| 1996 | 2.62 million | +9.5% |
| 1997 | 2.72 million | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 2.86 million | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 2.92 million | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 3.16 million | +8.1% |
| 2001 | 3.29 million | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 3.51 million | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 3.62 million | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 3.90 million | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 4.59 million | +17.6% |
| 2006 | 4.61 million | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 4.92 million | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 5.24 million | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 5.20 million | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 5.43 million | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 5.79 million | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 5.94 million | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 6.21 million | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 6.57 million | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 6.74 million | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 6.75 million | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 6.76 million | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 6.74 million | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 6.79 million | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 7.01 million | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 7.21 million | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 7.47 million | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 7.64 million | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 7.80 million | +2.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | -49.8% | 2.41 million | 1.21 million |
| 1974 | +43.9% | 1.29 million | 1.85 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.55 million | 1.21 million | 2.41 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.94 million | 1.68 million | 2.24 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.57 million | 2.21 million | 2.92 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.20 million | 3.16 million | 5.24 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.37 million | 5.43 million | 6.79 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.43 million | 7.01 million | 7.80 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 390.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6175 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 187.37 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 18.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3795 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 198.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 203.58 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 7.80 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.80 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.21 million in 1971.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 12th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 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