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.
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
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 29.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 105.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 11.30 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 104.9% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 105.8% (2024)
- Labor force, female 33.3% (2025)
- Labor force, total 1.20 billion (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9919 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 68.0% (2024)
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.