Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes was 2.59 million number in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Lower middle income, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Lower middle income is 2.59 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 44.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Lower middle income peaked at 2.59 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 428,218 number, in 1971.
Lower middle income ranks 14th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 428,218 number | — |
| 1972 | 448,756 number | +4.8% |
| 1973 | 469,702 number | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 488,171 number | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 503,140 number | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 510,092 number | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 528,498 number | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 548,163 number | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 546,465 number | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 603,736 number | +10.5% |
| 1981 | 630,138 number | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 619,481 number | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 653,177 number | +5.4% |
| 1984 | 670,384 number | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 677,174 number | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 693,151 number | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 718,638 number | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 683,859 number | -4.8% |
| 1989 | 698,190 number | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 692,229 number | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 692,815 number | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 689,118 number | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 692,278 number | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 702,026 number | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 716,589 number | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 774,032 number | +8.0% |
| 1997 | 812,980 number | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 888,157 number | +9.2% |
| 1999 | 947,681 number | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 1.01 million number | +6.8% |
| 2001 | 1.05 million number | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 1.10 million number | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 1.13 million number | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 1.29 million number | +14.1% |
| 2005 | 1.33 million number | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 1.42 million number | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 1.55 million number | +9.5% |
| 2008 | 1.70 million number | +9.2% |
| 2009 | 1.79 million number | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 1.96 million number | +9.6% |
| 2011 | 2.29 million number | +16.6% |
| 2012 | 2.43 million number | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 2.47 million number | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 2.43 million number | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 2.53 million number | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 2.52 million number | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 2.54 million number | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 2.55 million number | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 2.59 million number | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 496,801 number | 428,218 number | 548,163 number | 9 |
| 1980s | 664,793 number | 603,736 number | 718,638 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 760,790 number | 689,118 number | 947,681 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.34 million number | 1.01 million number | 1.79 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.43 million number | 1.96 million number | 2.59 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More education data for Lower middle income
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 265.94 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 11.30 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1181 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 343.48 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 29.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Lower middle income?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Lower middle income was 2.59 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 2.59 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 428,218 number in 1971.
- How does Lower middle income rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
- Lower middle income ranks 14th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lower 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.