Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412): Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes was 228,084 in 2024. β² Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), 1990β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) is 228,084, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 16.5% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) peaked at 228,084 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 116,008, in 1997.
That places ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 158th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 125,962 | 116,008 | 136,062 | 10 |
| 2000s | 157,247 | 127,481 | 182,479 | 10 |
| 2010s | 192,275 | 184,948 | 201,440 | 10 |
| 2020s | 206,088 | 195,848 | 228,084 | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
- 155 Andorra, Principality of 622 compare
- 156 St. Kitts and Nevis 459 compare
- 157 Mauritania, Islamic Republic of 448 compare
- 158 Samoa 441 compare
- 159 Gambia, The 412 compare
- 160 Suriname 403 compare
- 161 Central African Republic 384 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 8.95 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 10.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.77 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 731,983 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 10.74 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 8.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 4.34 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) was 228,084 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The highest recorded value was 228,084 in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The lowest recorded value was 116,008 in 1997.
- How does ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ranks 158th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 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