Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Euro area

Euro area: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes was 1.09 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1.09 million number
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
24th
of 43 groups
All-time high
1.09 million number
in 2019
All-time low
572,282 number
in 1982
Years of data
38
1982–2019

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Euro area, 1982–2019

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1982200020191982: 572.3k number1983: 582.5k number1984: 593.2k number1985: 600.5k number1986: 608.0k number1987: 612.8k number1988: 624.4k number1989: 639.7k number1990: 647.7k number1991: 658.1k number1992: 679.1k number1993: 713.4k number1994: 762.3k number1995: 790.6k number1996: 764.5k number1997: 792.5k number1998: 783.6k number1999: 768.2k number2000: 791.2k number2001: 828.3k number2002: 848.7k number2003: 907.9k number2004: 936.8k number2005: 951.2k number2006: 966.9k number2007: 975.4k number2008: 981.4k number2009: 1.0M number2010: 1.0M number2011: 1.0M number2012: 1.0M number2013: 1.0M number2014: 1.0M number2015: 1.0M number2016: 1.1M number2017: 1.1M number2018: 1.1M number2019: 1.1M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Euro area stood at 1.09 million number. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Euro area peaked at 1.09 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 572,282 number, in 1982.

Euro area ranks 24th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 604,167 number 572,282 number 639,678 number 8
1990s 735,997 number 647,665 number 792,519 number 10
2000s 918,886 number 791,174 number 1.00 million number 10
2010s 1.04 million number 1.01 million number 1.09 million number 10

Countries ranked near Euro area

  1. 21 France 109,827 number compare
  2. 22 Egypt 106,577 number compare
  3. 23 Peru 98,475 number compare
  4. 24 Thailand 97,823 number compare
  5. 25 Poland 97,413 number compare
  6. 26 Viet Nam 93,851 number compare
  7. 27 Bangladesh 93,016 number compare

See the full ranking of 221 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Euro area?
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Euro area was 1.09 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in Euro area?
The highest recorded value was 1.09 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in Euro area?
The lowest recorded value was 572,282 number in 1982.
How does Euro area rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
Euro area ranks 24th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes rising or falling in Euro area?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Euro area 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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Indicator
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
221 places, 5,942 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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.