Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) in WB: Post-demographic Dividend
WB: Post-demographic Dividend: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) was 4.48 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in WB: Post-demographic Dividend, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in WB: Post-demographic Dividend stood at 4.48 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in WB: Post-demographic Dividend peaked at 4.55 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.69 million, in 1971.
WB: Post-demographic Dividend ranks 20th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 (number) in WB: Post-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.07 million | — |
| 1971 | 1.69 million | -44.9% |
| 1972 | 1.76 million | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 1.81 million | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 1.85 million | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 1.87 million | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 1.94 million | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 2.01 million | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 2.03 million | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 2.02 million | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 2.06 million | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 2.07 million | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 2.13 million | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 2.12 million | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 2.18 million | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 2.15 million | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 2.19 million | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 2.19 million | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 2.36 million | +7.5% |
| 1989 | 2.44 million | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 2.48 million | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 2.44 million | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 2.47 million | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 2.76 million | +12.0% |
| 1994 | 2.81 million | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 2.82 million | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 2.98 million | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 3.01 million | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 2.99 million | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 2.99 million | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 3.25 million | +8.6% |
| 2001 | 3.35 million | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 3.45 million | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 3.67 million | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 3.79 million | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 3.88 million | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 4.00 million | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 4.09 million | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 4.18 million | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 4.23 million | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 4.31 million | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 4.27 million | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 4.30 million | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 4.31 million | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 4.33 million | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 4.32 million | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 4.32 million | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 4.34 million | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 4.35 million | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 4.46 million | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 4.46 million | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 4.43 million | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 4.49 million | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 4.55 million | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 4.48 million | -1.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) in WB: Post-demographic Dividend 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 | -44.9% | 3.07 million | 1.69 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.01 million | 1.69 million | 3.07 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.19 million | 2.06 million | 2.44 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.77 million | 2.44 million | 3.01 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.79 million | 3.25 million | 4.23 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.33 million | 4.27 million | 4.46 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.48 million | 4.43 million | 4.55 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Post-demographic Dividend
More education data for WB: Post-demographic Dividend
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 40.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0449 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 43.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0437 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 50.69 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 27.70 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in WB: Post-demographic Dividend?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in WB: Post-demographic Dividend was 4.48 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in WB: Post-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 4.55 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in WB: Post-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.69 million in 1971.
- How does WB: Post-demographic Dividend rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
- WB: Post-demographic Dividend ranks 20th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Post-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Post-demographic Dividend 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