Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes … gaps in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200): Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes … gaps was 4.35 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number), gaps in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number), gaps in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) is 4.35 million, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number), gaps in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) peaked at 4.56 million in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2.18 million, in 1971.
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 21st 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 … gaps in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.39 million | — |
| 1971 | 2.18 million | -35.6% |
| 1972 | 2.25 million | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 2.31 million | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 2.38 million | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 2.38 million | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 2.48 million | +4.2% |
| 1977 | 2.52 million | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 2.53 million | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 2.55 million | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 2.57 million | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 2.56 million | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 2.62 million | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 2.59 million | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 2.63 million | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 2.60 million | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 2.59 million | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 2.58 million | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 2.70 million | +4.7% |
| 1989 | 2.77 million | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 2.80 million | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 2.75 million | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 2.79 million | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 2.77 million | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 2.93 million | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 2.96 million | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 2.98 million | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 2.97 million | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 3.09 million | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 3.13 million | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 3.29 million | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 3.43 million | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 3.57 million | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 3.78 million | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 3.90 million | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 4.00 million | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 4.14 million | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 4.23 million | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 4.33 million | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 4.35 million | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 4.41 million | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 4.40 million | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 4.41 million | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 4.56 million | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 4.55 million | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 4.53 million | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 4.49 million | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 4.51 million | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 4.46 million | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 4.44 million | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 4.38 million | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 4.32 million | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 4.36 million | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 4.39 million | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 4.35 million | -0.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes … gaps in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 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 | -35.6% | 3.39 million | 2.18 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.50 million | 2.18 million | 3.39 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.62 million | 2.56 million | 2.77 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.92 million | 2.75 million | 3.13 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.90 million | 3.29 million | 4.35 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.48 million | 4.40 million | 4.56 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.36 million | 4.32 million | 4.39 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
More education data for ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 794,026 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.65 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.0806 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 54.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.299 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 29.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 34.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.2912 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number), gaps in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number), gaps in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) was 4.35 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number), gaps recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.56 million in 2013.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number), gaps recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.18 million in 1971.
- How does ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number), gaps?
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 21st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number), gaps rising or falling in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) with 737 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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About this data
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) with 737 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.