Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in High income
High income: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes was 4.37 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in High income, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in High income is 4.37 million number, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in High income peaked at 4.53 million number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.32 million number, in 1970.
High income ranks 8th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in High income, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.32 million number | — |
| 1971 | 1.42 million number | +7.4% |
| 1972 | 1.49 million number | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 1.53 million number | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 1.59 million number | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 1.64 million number | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 1.73 million number | +5.5% |
| 1977 | 1.79 million number | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 1.83 million number | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 1.85 million number | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 1.89 million number | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 1.94 million number | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 1.98 million number | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 2.01 million number | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 2.03 million number | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 2.05 million number | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 2.06 million number | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 2.08 million number | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 2.23 million number | +7.0% |
| 1989 | 2.27 million number | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 2.33 million number | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 2.39 million number | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 2.43 million number | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 2.39 million number | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 2.80 million number | +17.6% |
| 1995 | 2.82 million number | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 2.62 million number | -6.9% |
| 1997 | 2.70 million number | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 2.91 million number | +7.9% |
| 1999 | 3.01 million number | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 3.11 million number | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 3.19 million number | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 3.36 million number | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 3.52 million number | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 3.61 million number | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 3.72 million number | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 3.85 million number | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 3.93 million number | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 4.05 million number | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 4.13 million number | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 4.24 million number | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 4.29 million number | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 4.37 million number | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 4.42 million number | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 4.47 million number | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 4.50 million number | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 4.50 million number | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 4.52 million number | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 4.53 million number | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 4.37 million number | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.62 million number | 1.32 million number | 1.85 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.05 million number | 1.89 million number | 2.27 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.64 million number | 2.33 million number | 3.01 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.65 million number | 3.11 million number | 4.13 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.42 million number | 4.24 million number | 4.53 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near High income
More education data for High income
- Population ages 0-14 15.5% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.16 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 99.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 6.16 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0043 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.6% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.0% (2024)
- Labor force, female 45.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in High income?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in High income was 4.37 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in High income?
- The highest recorded value was 4.53 million number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.32 million number in 1970.
- How does High income rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
- High income ranks 8th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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.