Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Estonia, Republic of
Estonia, Republic of: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes was 4,349 number in 2018. βΌ Falling
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Estonia, Republic of, 1996β2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Estonia, Republic of stood at 4,349 number.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and down 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Estonia, Republic of peaked at 6,630 number in 2004 and was at its lowest, 4,025 number, in 1996.
Estonia, Republic of ranks 115th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,885 number | 4,025 number | 6,195 number | 3 |
| 2000s | 6,353 number | 5,707 number | 6,630 number | 6 |
| 2010s | 4,353 number | 4,211 number | 4,498 number | 3 |
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More education data for Estonia, Republic of
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 8,627 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0063 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Estonia, Republic of?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Estonia, Republic of was 4,349 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in Estonia, Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 6,630 number in 2004.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in Estonia, Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,025 number in 1996.
- How does Estonia, Republic of rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
- Estonia, Republic of ranks 115th out of 176 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes rising or falling in Estonia, Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia, Republic of 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.