Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in North America
North America: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes was 1.75 million number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in North America, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in North America is 1.75 million number, measured in 2018.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in North America peaked at 1.79 million number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 641,669 number, in 1970.
North America ranks 19th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in North America, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 641,669 number | — |
| 1971 | 658,791 number | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 683,867 number | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 693,588 number | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 713,140 number | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 728,542 number | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 767,797 number | +5.4% |
| 1977 | 791,501 number | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 804,876 number | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 799,937 number | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 815,205 number | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 842,741 number | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 854,374 number | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 852,380 number | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 848,349 number | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 848,416 number | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 842,467 number | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 851,790 number | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 946,102 number | +11.1% |
| 1989 | 959,112 number | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 990,701 number | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 1.01 million number | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 1.00 million number | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 991,483 number | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 1.09 million number | +10.0% |
| 1995 | 1.08 million number | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 1.09 million number | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 1.07 million number | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 1.04 million number | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 1.12 million number | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 1.16 million number | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 1.17 million number | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 1.26 million number | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 1.33 million number | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 1.34 million number | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 1.39 million number | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 1.48 million number | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 1.51 million number | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 1.58 million number | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 1.60 million number | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 1.65 million number | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 1.67 million number | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 1.72 million number | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 1.76 million number | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 1.78 million number | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 1.79 million number | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.76 million number | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 1.76 million number | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.75 million number | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 728,371 number | 641,669 number | 804,876 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 866,094 number | 815,205 number | 959,112 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.05 million number | 990,701 number | 1.12 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.38 million number | 1.16 million number | 1.60 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.74 million number | 1.65 million number | 1.79 million number | 9 |
Countries ranked near North America
More education data for North America
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.9% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.04 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 96.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.04 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0053 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.2% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 97.4% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.5155 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in North America?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in North America was 1.75 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 1.79 million number in 2015.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 641,669 number in 1970.
- How does North America rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
- North America ranks 19th out of 43 groups with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North America 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.