Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in OECD members
OECD members: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes was 4.83 million number in 2019. β² Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in OECD members, 1970β2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in OECD members stood at 4.83 million number.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in OECD members peaked at 4.99 million number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.33 million number, in 1970.
That places OECD members 7th out of 44 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.65 million number | 1.33 million number | 1.90 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.15 million number | 1.97 million number | 2.41 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.81 million number | 2.48 million number | 3.24 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.92 million number | 3.34 million number | 4.44 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.82 million number | 4.55 million number | 4.99 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More education data for OECD members
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.28 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 16.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 6.28 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0045 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.4% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.9% (2024)
- Labor force, total 709.91 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in OECD members?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in OECD members was 4.83 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 4.99 million number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.33 million number in 1970.
- How does OECD members rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
- OECD members ranks 7th out of 44 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members 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.