Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) was 4.03 million in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia stood at 4.03 million. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia peaked at 4.03 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 416,777, in 1971.
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 27th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.02 million | — |
| 1971 | 416,777 | -59.0% |
| 1972 | 426,929 | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 445,441 | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 485,457 | +9.0% |
| 1975 | 509,805 | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 534,869 | +4.9% |
| 1977 | 556,704 | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 607,428 | +9.1% |
| 1979 | 647,161 | +6.5% |
| 1980 | 679,434 | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 747,297 | +10.0% |
| 1982 | 776,857 | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 850,717 | +9.5% |
| 1984 | 844,382 | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 937,052 | +11.0% |
| 1986 | 991,238 | +5.8% |
| 1987 | 1.13 million | +13.9% |
| 1988 | 1.15 million | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 1.24 million | +7.4% |
| 1990 | 1.20 million | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 1.24 million | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 1.22 million | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 1.42 million | +16.6% |
| 1994 | 1.43 million | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 1.43 million | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 1.60 million | +11.7% |
| 1997 | 1.67 million | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 1.60 million | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 1.63 million | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 1.81 million | +11.6% |
| 2001 | 1.89 million | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 2.04 million | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 2.12 million | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 2.23 million | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 2.85 million | +27.6% |
| 2006 | 2.77 million | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 2.93 million | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 3.10 million | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 3.00 million | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 3.11 million | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 3.16 million | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 3.20 million | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 3.32 million | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 3.76 million | +13.3% |
| 2015 | 3.81 million | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 3.88 million | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 3.91 million | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 3.95 million | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 4.03 million | +2.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 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 | -59.0% | 1.02 million | 416,777 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 564,703 | 416,777 | 1.02 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 934,455 | 679,434 | 1.24 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.44 million | 1.20 million | 1.67 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.47 million | 1.81 million | 3.10 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.61 million | 3.11 million | 4.03 million | 10 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
More education data for SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 89.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 80.86 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1689 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.278 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 88.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 98.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.58 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia was 4.03 million in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.03 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 416,777 in 1971.
- How does SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 27th out of 221 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 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