Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes … gaps in UIS: World
UIS: World: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes … gaps was 14.50 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number), gaps in UIS: World, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number), gaps in UIS: World is 14.50 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number), gaps in UIS: World peaked at 14.50 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.09 million, in 1971.
UIS: World ranks 1st 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 UIS: World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.74 million | — |
| 1971 | 3.09 million | -46.3% |
| 1972 | 3.21 million | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 3.47 million | +8.3% |
| 1974 | 4.01 million | +15.4% |
| 1975 | 3.56 million | -11.2% |
| 1976 | 3.72 million | +4.5% |
| 1977 | 3.83 million | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 3.94 million | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 3.97 million | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 4.12 million | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 4.25 million | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 4.34 million | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 4.43 million | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 4.99 million | +12.5% |
| 1985 | 5.15 million | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 4.68 million | -9.0% |
| 1987 | 4.87 million | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 5.08 million | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 5.19 million | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 5.21 million | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 5.22 million | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 5.58 million | +6.9% |
| 1993 | 5.73 million | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 5.94 million | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 6.23 million | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 6.07 million | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 6.60 million | +8.9% |
| 1998 | 6.49 million | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 6.59 million | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 6.97 million | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 7.27 million | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 7.69 million | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 8.12 million | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 8.60 million | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 9.41 million | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 9.81 million | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 10.23 million | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 10.72 million | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 10.82 million | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 11.25 million | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 11.68 million | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 11.99 million | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 12.30 million | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 12.74 million | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 12.97 million | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 13.05 million | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 13.13 million | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 13.14 million | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 13.31 million | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 13.50 million | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 13.71 million | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 14.15 million | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 14.43 million | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 14.50 million | +0.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes … gaps in UIS: World 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 | -46.3% | 5.74 million | 3.09 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.86 million | 3.09 million | 5.74 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.71 million | 4.12 million | 5.19 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.97 million | 5.21 million | 6.60 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.97 million | 6.97 million | 10.82 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.56 million | 11.25 million | 13.31 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.06 million | 13.50 million | 14.50 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: World
More education data for UIS: World
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 314.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5777 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 651.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 376.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 780.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.43 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number), gaps in UIS: World?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number), gaps in UIS: World was 14.50 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number), gaps recorded in UIS: World?
- The highest recorded value was 14.50 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number), gaps recorded in UIS: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.09 million in 1971.
- How does UIS: World rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number), gaps?
- UIS: World ranks 1st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number), gaps rising or falling in UIS: World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: World 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
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.