Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes was 2.52 million number in 2013. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1970–2013
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2013, teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) stood at 2.52 million number. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 90.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 2.52 million number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 244,942 number, in 1970.
That places East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 15th out of 45 groups with data for 2013, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 244,942 number | — |
| 1971 | 246,286 number | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 246,716 number | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 258,854 number | +4.9% |
| 1974 | 287,878 number | +11.2% |
| 1975 | 309,834 number | +7.6% |
| 1976 | 326,077 number | +5.2% |
| 1977 | 343,960 number | +5.5% |
| 1978 | 375,099 number | +9.1% |
| 1979 | 421,183 number | +12.3% |
| 1980 | 440,012 number | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 493,269 number | +12.1% |
| 1982 | 517,340 number | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 581,708 number | +12.4% |
| 1984 | 568,220 number | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 647,234 number | +13.9% |
| 1986 | 697,181 number | +7.7% |
| 1987 | 789,258 number | +13.2% |
| 1988 | 825,504 number | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 848,246 number | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 844,696 number | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 825,380 number | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 805,784 number | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 801,341 number | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 894,961 number | +11.7% |
| 1995 | 926,637 number | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 930,202 number | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 940,326 number | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 994,590 number | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 999,811 number | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 1.03 million number | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 1.12 million number | +8.6% |
| 2002 | 1.25 million number | +12.2% |
| 2003 | 1.32 million number | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 1.44 million number | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 2.05 million number | +41.9% |
| 2006 | 1.98 million number | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 2.13 million number | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 2.30 million number | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 2.20 million number | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 2.31 million number | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 2.36 million number | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 2.41 million number | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 2.52 million number | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 306,083 number | 244,942 number | 421,183 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 640,797 number | 440,012 number | 848,246 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 896,373 number | 801,341 number | 999,811 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.68 million number | 1.03 million number | 2.30 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.40 million number | 2.31 million number | 2.52 million number | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- 12 Canada 173,685 number compare
- 13 Spain 171,869 number compare
- 14 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 164,903 number compare
- 15 Colombia 162,209 number compare
- 16 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 161,145 number compare
- 17 Türkiye 158,098 number compare
- 18 Ukraine 152,977 number compare
More education data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 161.08 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 179.31 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5749 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0837 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.1% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.13 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 2.52 million number in 2013, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.52 million number in 2013.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 244,942 number in 1970.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 15th out of 45 groups with data for 2013.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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.