Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes was 8.89 million number in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in IDA & IBRD total, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in IDA & IBRD total stood at 8.89 million number. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 8.89 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.43 million number, in 1971.
That places IDA & IBRD total 1st out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.43 million number | — |
| 1972 | 1.49 million number | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 1.55 million number | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 1.63 million number | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 1.72 million number | +5.8% |
| 1976 | 1.77 million number | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 1.83 million number | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 1.94 million number | +5.6% |
| 1979 | 1.98 million number | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 2.10 million number | +6.2% |
| 1981 | 2.21 million number | +5.1% |
| 1982 | 2.24 million number | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 2.34 million number | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 2.42 million number | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 2.51 million number | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 2.51 million number | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 2.64 million number | +5.2% |
| 1988 | 2.65 million number | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 2.70 million number | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 2.74 million number | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 2.75 million number | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 2.73 million number | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 2.73 million number | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 2.85 million number | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 3.03 million number | +6.3% |
| 1996 | 3.09 million number | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 3.24 million number | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 3.39 million number | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 3.54 million number | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 3.73 million number | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 3.96 million number | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 4.27 million number | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 4.49 million number | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 4.86 million number | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 5.57 million number | +14.5% |
| 2006 | 5.71 million number | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 6.16 million number | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 6.57 million number | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 6.61 million number | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 6.96 million number | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 7.44 million number | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 7.72 million number | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 7.96 million number | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 8.43 million number | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 8.62 million number | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 8.69 million number | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 8.76 million number | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 8.75 million number | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 8.89 million number | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.70 million number | 1.43 million number | 1.98 million number | 9 |
| 1980s | 2.43 million number | 2.10 million number | 2.70 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.01 million number | 2.73 million number | 3.54 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.19 million number | 3.73 million number | 6.61 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.22 million number | 6.96 million number | 8.89 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
More education data for IDA & IBRD total
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 28.51 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 26.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0041 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 28.51 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.1% (2024)
- Labor force, total 3.10 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in IDA & IBRD total?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in IDA & IBRD total was 8.89 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 8.89 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.43 million number in 1971.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 1st out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.