Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes was 2.34 million number in 2012. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1970–2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2012, teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 2.34 million number. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 97.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 2.34 million number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 209,140 number, in 1970.
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 16th of 45 groups on this measure, 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 (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 209,140 number | — |
| 1971 | 212,878 number | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 212,865 number | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 221,236 number | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 242,904 number | +9.8% |
| 1975 | 255,935 number | +5.4% |
| 1976 | 264,764 number | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 278,207 number | +5.1% |
| 1978 | 307,814 number | +10.6% |
| 1979 | 355,568 number | +15.5% |
| 1980 | 377,624 number | +6.2% |
| 1981 | 433,031 number | +14.7% |
| 1982 | 456,312 number | +5.4% |
| 1983 | 517,963 number | +13.5% |
| 1984 | 499,605 number | -3.5% |
| 1985 | 572,462 number | +14.6% |
| 1986 | 616,648 number | +7.7% |
| 1987 | 705,264 number | +14.4% |
| 1988 | 739,034 number | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 760,359 number | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 756,830 number | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 739,074 number | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 722,054 number | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 721,735 number | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 821,151 number | +13.8% |
| 1995 | 859,094 number | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 867,744 number | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 880,839 number | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 935,226 number | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 941,308 number | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 967,677 number | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 1.05 million number | +8.9% |
| 2002 | 1.19 million number | +12.7% |
| 2003 | 1.26 million number | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 1.37 million number | +9.3% |
| 2005 | 1.98 million number | +43.9% |
| 2006 | 1.91 million number | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 2.06 million number | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 2.23 million number | +7.9% |
| 2009 | 2.13 million number | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 2.24 million number | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 2.29 million number | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 2.34 million number | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 256,131 number | 209,140 number | 355,568 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 567,830 number | 377,624 number | 760,359 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 824,506 number | 721,735 number | 941,308 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.61 million number | 967,677 number | 2.23 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.29 million number | 2.24 million number | 2.34 million number | 3 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 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
- 19 Philippines 151,252 number compare
More education data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 159.24 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5719 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0841 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 177.79 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.06 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 2.34 million number in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.34 million number in 2012.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 209,140 number in 1970.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 16th out of 45 groups with data for 2012.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 97.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.