Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Low income
Low income: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes was 248,720 number in 2016. ▲ Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Low income, 1992–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2016, teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Low income stood at 248,720 number. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 54.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Low income peaked at 248,720 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 101,350 number, in 1997.
That places Low income 37th out of 43 groups with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Low income, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 123,899 number | — |
| 1993 | 120,729 number | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 115,174 number | -4.6% |
| 1995 | 108,844 number | -5.5% |
| 1996 | 104,351 number | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 101,350 number | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 102,449 number | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 103,154 number | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 110,286 number | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 118,292 number | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 124,892 number | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 131,769 number | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 141,254 number | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 150,401 number | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 160,745 number | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 165,603 number | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 177,207 number | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 194,405 number | +9.7% |
| 2010 | 208,636 number | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 214,864 number | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 225,681 number | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 237,023 number | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 246,626 number | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 245,676 number | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 248,720 number | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 109,994 number | 101,350 number | 123,899 number | 8 |
| 2000s | 147,485 number | 110,286 number | 194,405 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 232,461 number | 208,636 number | 248,720 number | 7 |
Countries ranked near Low income
More education data for Low income
- Population ages 0-14 40.9% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 55.8% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.88 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 94.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.6% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.3481 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Low income?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Low income was 248,720 number in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 248,720 number in 2016.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 101,350 number in 1997.
- How does Low income rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
- Low income ranks 37th out of 43 groups with data for 2016.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low 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.