Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Central Europe and the Baltics
Central Europe and the Baltics: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes was 227,913 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Central Europe and the Baltics is 227,913 number, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 261,629 number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 107,202 number, in 1970.
Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 38th of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 107,202 number | — |
| 1971 | 110,897 number | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 113,552 number | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 118,572 number | +4.4% |
| 1974 | 125,696 number | +6.0% |
| 1975 | 131,088 number | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 139,103 number | +6.1% |
| 1977 | 145,045 number | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 147,280 number | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 150,306 number | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 148,591 number | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 146,623 number | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 140,893 number | -3.9% |
| 1983 | 135,329 number | -3.9% |
| 1984 | 132,110 number | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 131,446 number | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 130,914 number | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 133,361 number | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 134,672 number | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 139,927 number | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 143,427 number | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 154,637 number | +7.8% |
| 1992 | 159,085 number | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 168,733 number | +6.1% |
| 1994 | 177,628 number | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 186,783 number | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 193,141 number | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 203,924 number | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 210,755 number | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 218,878 number | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 225,070 number | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 231,437 number | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 244,859 number | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 246,602 number | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 258,004 number | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 251,538 number | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 255,967 number | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 257,257 number | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 258,885 number | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 260,512 number | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 261,629 number | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 256,848 number | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 257,753 number | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 257,009 number | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 252,089 number | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 245,373 number | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 239,394 number | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 233,848 number | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 227,913 number | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 227,913 number | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 128,874 number | 107,202 number | 150,306 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 137,387 number | 130,914 number | 148,591 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 181,699 number | 143,427 number | 218,878 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 249,013 number | 225,070 number | 260,512 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 245,977 number | 227,913 number | 261,629 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Central Europe and the Baltics
More education data for Central Europe and the Baltics
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.52 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 14.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.3% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 337,770 (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0452 units per person (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 98.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 337,770 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Central Europe and the Baltics was 227,913 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 261,629 number in 2010.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was 107,202 number in 1970.
- How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
- Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 38th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central Europe and the Baltics 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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Total number of teachers in public and private tertiary education institutions (ISCED 5-8). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.