Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) in Czechia
Czechia: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) was 16,426 number in 2013. ▲ Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Czechia, 1971–2013
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Czechia recorded 16,426 number for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in 2013.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Czechia peaked at 24,298 number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 10,307 number, in 1972.
That places Czechia 72nd out of 176 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) in Czechia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 10,544 number | — |
| 1972 | 10,307 number | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 10,589 number | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 10,480 number | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 10,387 number | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 10,460 number | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 10,777 number | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 10,812 number | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 10,735 number | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 10,728 number | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 10,928 number | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 10,978 number | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 11,097 number | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 10,866 number | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 11,630 number | +7.0% |
| 1986 | 11,585 number | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 11,869 number | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 12,622 number | +6.3% |
| 1989 | 12,258 number | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 11,644 number | -5.0% |
| 1991 | 11,839 number | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 11,958 number | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 14,798 number | +23.7% |
| 1994 | 18,808 number | +27.1% |
| 1996 | 19,769 number | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 19,187 number | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 20,010 number | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 21,024 number | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 22,096 number | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 24,298 number | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 22,549 number | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 18,002 number | -20.2% |
| 2012 | 17,476 number | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 16,426 number | -6.0% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 16,426 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 12,609 number, 1.3× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 16,426 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21,009 number, 78% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) in Czechia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +27.1% | 14,798 number | 18,808 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10,566 number | 10,307 number | 10,812 number | 9 |
| 1980s | 11,456 number | 10,728 number | 12,622 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 15,429 number | 11,644 number | 19,769 number | 7 |
| 2000s | 21,995 number | 20,010 number | 24,298 number | 5 |
| 2010s | 17,301 number | 16,426 number | 18,002 number | 3 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
- 69 Croatia 17,004 number compare
- 70 New Zealand 16,834 number compare
- 71 Puerto Rico 16,563 number compare
- 73 Cambodia 16,167 number compare
- 74 Tajikistan 15,933 number compare
- 75 Libya 15,711 number compare
More education data for Czechia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.2 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.19 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 69,387 (2013)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 3,449 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 195,372 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 180,564 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 918,975 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 579,161 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 4.37 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Czechia?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Czechia was 16,426 number in 2013, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 24,298 number in 2005.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,307 number in 1972.
- How does Czechia rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
- Czechia ranks 72nd out of 176 countries with data for 2013.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia 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.