Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Other small states
Other small states: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes was 34,978 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Other small states, 1983–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Other small states stood at 34,978 number.
That represents a change of up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Other small states peaked at 34,984 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 7,771 number, in 1983.
That places Other small states 41st out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Other small states, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 7,771 number | — |
| 1984 | 7,994 number | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 8,119 number | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 8,226 number | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 8,534 number | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 8,777 number | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 9,030 number | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 9,505 number | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 9,938 number | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 10,493 number | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 10,854 number | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 11,375 number | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 11,731 number | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 13,539 number | +15.4% |
| 1997 | 14,021 number | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 15,142 number | +8.0% |
| 1999 | 16,116 number | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 16,147 number | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 17,981 number | +11.4% |
| 2002 | 18,244 number | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 19,054 number | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 19,478 number | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 20,305 number | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 21,555 number | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 23,608 number | +9.5% |
| 2008 | 26,040 number | +10.3% |
| 2009 | 28,826 number | +10.7% |
| 2010 | 29,617 number | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 30,957 number | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 31,317 number | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 32,438 number | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 33,899 number | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 34,826 number | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 34,235 number | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 34,714 number | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 34,984 number | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 34,978 number | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8,350 number | 7,771 number | 9,030 number | 7 |
| 1990s | 12,271 number | 9,505 number | 16,116 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 21,124 number | 16,147 number | 28,826 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 33,196 number | 29,617 number | 34,984 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
More education data for Other small states
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 183,046 (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 66.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 23.2% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0142 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 183,046 (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.9% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.6% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4478 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Other small states?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Other small states was 34,978 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 34,984 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,771 number in 1983.
- How does Other small states rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
- Other small states ranks 41st out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Other small states 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.