Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in European Union
European Union: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes was 1.50 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in European Union, 1982–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
European Union recorded 1.50 million number for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in European Union peaked at 1.50 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 782,866 number, in 1982.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in European Union, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 782,866 number | — |
| 1983 | 798,774 number | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 807,089 number | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 813,382 number | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 820,483 number | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 828,174 number | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 849,615 number | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 866,672 number | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 876,892 number | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 902,068 number | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 932,418 number | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 981,522 number | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 1.04 million number | +6.4% |
| 1995 | 1.07 million number | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 1.06 million number | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 1.10 million number | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 1.08 million number | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 1.08 million number | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 1.11 million number | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 1.16 million number | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 1.20 million number | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 1.26 million number | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 1.32 million number | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 1.34 million number | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 1.36 million number | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 1.37 million number | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 1.38 million number | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 1.41 million number | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 1.42 million number | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 1.42 million number | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.42 million number | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.42 million number | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.44 million number | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 1.45 million number | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 1.47 million number | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 1.48 million number | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.50 million number | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 1.50 million number | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 820,882 number | 782,866 number | 866,672 number | 8 |
| 1990s | 1.01 million number | 876,892 number | 1.10 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.29 million number | 1.11 million number | 1.41 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.45 million number | 1.42 million number | 1.50 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near European Union
- 1 China 1.61 million number compare
- 2 United States of America 1.58 million number compare
- 3 India 1.42 million number compare
- 4 Japan 560,123 number compare
- 5 Russian Federation 539,144 number compare
More education data for European Union
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.89 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.2% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 1.89 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 102.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.4% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4914 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in European Union?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in European Union was 1.50 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 1.50 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 782,866 number in 1982.
- How does European Union rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
- European Union ranks 2nd out of 2 regions with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes rising or falling in European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union 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.