Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes was 8.75 million number in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Low & middle income, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Low & middle income recorded 8.75 million number for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 32.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Low & middle income peaked at 8.75 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.40 million number, in 1971.
That places Low & middle income 2nd 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 Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.40 million number | — |
| 1972 | 1.46 million number | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 1.52 million number | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 1.59 million number | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 1.69 million number | +6.2% |
| 1976 | 1.74 million number | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 1.81 million number | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 1.91 million number | +5.7% |
| 1979 | 1.96 million number | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 2.08 million number | +6.1% |
| 1981 | 2.18 million number | +5.1% |
| 1982 | 2.22 million number | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 2.33 million number | +4.8% |
| 1984 | 2.41 million number | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 2.52 million number | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 2.52 million number | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 2.66 million number | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 2.67 million number | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 2.72 million number | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 2.75 million number | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 2.75 million number | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 2.73 million number | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 2.71 million number | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 2.82 million number | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 2.98 million number | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 3.03 million number | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 3.18 million number | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 3.32 million number | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 3.45 million number | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 3.64 million number | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 3.86 million number | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 4.17 million number | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 4.40 million number | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 4.79 million number | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 5.52 million number | +15.1% |
| 2006 | 5.67 million number | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 6.13 million number | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 6.55 million number | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 6.59 million number | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 6.93 million number | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 7.34 million number | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 7.60 million number | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 7.83 million number | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 8.29 million number | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 8.47 million number | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 8.55 million number | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 8.61 million number | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 8.61 million number | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 8.75 million number | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.68 million number | 1.40 million number | 1.96 million number | 9 |
| 1980s | 2.43 million number | 2.08 million number | 2.72 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.97 million number | 2.71 million number | 3.45 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.13 million number | 3.64 million number | 6.59 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.10 million number | 6.93 million number | 8.75 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More education data for Low & middle income
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 27.98 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 26.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 27.98 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 101.6% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.0% (2024)
- Labor force, female 39.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Low & middle income?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Low & middle income was 8.75 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 8.75 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.40 million number in 1971.
- How does Low & middle income rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
- Low & middle income ranks 2nd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Low & middle 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.