Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in WB: High Income (july 2025)
WB: High Income (july 2025): Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes was 4.93 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.93 million
Change on year
down 1.4%
Rank
16th
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.17 million
in 2017
All-time low
2.12 million
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in WB: High Income (july 2025), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: High Income (july 2025) recorded 4.93 million for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in WB: High Income (july 2025) peaked at 5.17 million in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.12 million, in 1971.
That places WB: High Income (july 2025) 16th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in WB: High Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.76 million | — |
| 1971 | 2.12 million | -43.7% |
| 1972 | 2.18 million | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 2.24 million | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 2.32 million | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 2.32 million | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 2.45 million | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 2.48 million | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 2.49 million | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 2.49 million | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 2.52 million | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 2.55 million | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 2.59 million | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 2.58 million | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 2.63 million | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 2.62 million | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 2.63 million | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 2.62 million | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 2.87 million | +9.5% |
| 1989 | 2.88 million | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 2.92 million | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 2.87 million | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 2.91 million | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 3.17 million | +8.9% |
| 1994 | 3.22 million | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 3.25 million | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 3.43 million | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 3.48 million | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 3.51 million | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 3.57 million | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 3.86 million | +8.1% |
| 2001 | 3.98 million | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 4.12 million | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 4.32 million | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 4.43 million | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 4.53 million | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 4.66 million | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 4.77 million | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 4.87 million | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 4.92 million | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 4.99 million | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 4.98 million | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 4.99 million | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 5.15 million | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 5.16 million | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 5.17 million | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 5.15 million | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 5.17 million | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 5.14 million | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 5.09 million | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 5.02 million | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 4.94 million | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 4.98 million | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 5.00 million | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 4.93 million | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.48 million | 2.12 million | 3.76 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.65 million | 2.52 million | 2.88 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.23 million | 2.87 million | 3.57 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.45 million | 3.86 million | 4.92 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.10 million | 4.98 million | 5.17 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.98 million | 4.93 million | 5.02 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: High Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: High Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 64.03 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1159 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 51.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0898 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 29.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.4318 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in WB: High Income (july 2025) was 4.93 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.17 million in 2017.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.12 million in 1971.
- How does WB: High Income (july 2025) rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
- WB: High Income (july 2025) ranks 16th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes rising or falling in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: High Income (july 2025) 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