Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes was 1.11 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1991–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) stood at 1.11 million number.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 1.29 million number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 758,714 number, in 1994.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 25th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 826,752 number | — |
| 1992 | 814,849 number | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 779,442 number | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 758,714 number | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 788,409 number | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 799,487 number | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 820,736 number | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 846,749 number | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 885,020 number | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 965,438 number | +9.1% |
| 2001 | 1.01 million number | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 1.05 million number | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 1.09 million number | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 1.12 million number | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 1.16 million number | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 1.20 million number | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 1.23 million number | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 1.26 million number | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 1.24 million number | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 1.23 million number | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 1.20 million number | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 1.16 million number | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 1.29 million number | +11.9% |
| 2014 | 1.26 million number | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 1.21 million number | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 1.17 million number | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 1.17 million number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.11 million number | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 1.11 million number | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 813,351 number | 758,714 number | 885,020 number | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.13 million number | 965,438 number | 1.26 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.19 million number | 1.11 million number | 1.29 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
More education data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.66 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1746 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0626 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 28.09 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 906,553 (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 22.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 1.11 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.29 million number in 2013.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 758,714 number in 1994.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 25th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (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.