Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in SDG: Europe
SDG: Europe: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes was 2.27 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in SDG: Europe, 1991–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
SDG: Europe recorded 2.27 million for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in SDG: Europe peaked at 2.45 million in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.55 million, in 1991.
That places SDG: Europe 43rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in SDG: Europe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.55 million | — |
| 1992 | 1.58 million | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 1.58 million | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 1.62 million | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 1.67 million | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 1.67 million | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 1.76 million | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 1.83 million | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 1.78 million | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 1.89 million | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 1.97 million | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 2.05 million | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 2.21 million | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 2.28 million | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 2.32 million | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 2.37 million | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 2.40 million | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 2.43 million | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 2.44 million | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 2.44 million | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.39 million | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 2.34 million | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 2.45 million | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 2.42 million | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 2.38 million | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 2.37 million | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 2.39 million | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 2.35 million | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 2.30 million | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 2.22 million | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 2.22 million | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.24 million | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 2.27 million | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 2.27 million | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.67 million | 1.55 million | 1.83 million | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.24 million | 1.89 million | 2.44 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.38 million | 2.30 million | 2.45 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.24 million | 2.22 million | 2.27 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Europe
More education data for SDG: Europe
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 79.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 76.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 29.39 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 20.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 30.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 22.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 20.17 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 24.92 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 12.83 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in SDG: Europe?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in SDG: Europe was 2.27 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in SDG: Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 2.45 million in 2013.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in SDG: Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.55 million in 1991.
- How does SDG: Europe rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
- SDG: Europe ranks 43rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Europe 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