Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) in Euro area
Euro area: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) was 1.09 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Euro area, 1982–2019
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 26th of 45 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.
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) in Euro area, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 572,282 number | — |
| 1983 | 582,540 number | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 593,154 number | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 600,509 number | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 608,032 number | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 612,761 number | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 624,383 number | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 639,678 number | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 647,665 number | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 658,063 number | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 679,085 number | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 713,436 number | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 762,307 number | +6.9% |
| 1995 | 790,595 number | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 764,494 number | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 792,519 number | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 783,605 number | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 768,204 number | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 791,174 number | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 828,318 number | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 848,740 number | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 907,856 number | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 936,773 number | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 951,205 number | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 966,945 number | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 975,418 number | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 981,396 number | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 1.00 million number | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 1.02 million number | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 1.02 million number | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.02 million number | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.01 million number | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 1.02 million number | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 1.03 million number | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 1.06 million number | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 1.07 million number | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 1.09 million number | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 1.09 million number | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More education data for Euro area
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 28.96 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0512 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 18.29 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.51 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 63.1% (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.081 units per person (2024)
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 26th out of 45 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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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.