Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes 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.
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)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 187.37 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 203.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 127.86 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 18.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 216.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 242.68 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 116.03 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release