Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Late-demographic dividend
Late-demographic dividend: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes was 4.42 million number in 2017. ▲ Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Late-demographic dividend, 1981–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2017, teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Late-demographic dividend stood at 4.42 million number. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 4.42 million number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.29 million number, in 1981.
Late-demographic dividend ranks 7th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Late-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1.29 million number | — |
| 1982 | 1.31 million number | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 1.36 million number | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 1.40 million number | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 1.48 million number | +5.1% |
| 1986 | 1.45 million number | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 1.52 million number | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 1.54 million number | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 1.55 million number | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 1.56 million number | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 1.54 million number | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 1.51 million number | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 1.49 million number | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 1.56 million number | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 1.69 million number | +8.0% |
| 1996 | 1.65 million number | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 1.72 million number | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 1.74 million number | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 1.78 million number | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 1.89 million number | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 2.04 million number | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 2.21 million number | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 2.38 million number | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 2.51 million number | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 3.14 million number | +25.0% |
| 2006 | 3.14 million number | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 3.37 million number | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 3.56 million number | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 3.44 million number | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 3.53 million number | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 3.59 million number | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 3.62 million number | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 3.86 million number | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 4.34 million number | +12.5% |
| 2015 | 4.39 million number | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 4.39 million number | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 4.42 million number | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.43 million number | 1.29 million number | 1.55 million number | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.62 million number | 1.49 million number | 1.78 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.77 million number | 1.89 million number | 3.56 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.02 million number | 3.53 million number | 4.42 million number | 8 |
Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend
More education data for Late-demographic dividend
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.38 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 68.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0045 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 10.38 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 99.9% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.5306 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Late-demographic dividend?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Late-demographic dividend was 4.42 million number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 4.42 million number in 2017.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.29 million number in 1981.
- How does Late-demographic dividend rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 7th out of 43 groups with data for 2017.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Late-demographic dividend 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.