Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes was 4.18 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Post-demographic dividend, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Post-demographic dividend stood at 4.18 million number.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 4.34 million number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.39 million number, in 1970.
Post-demographic dividend ranks 10th of 43 groups on this measure, 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 | 1.68 million number | 1.39 million number | 1.89 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.11 million number | 1.94 million number | 2.32 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.64 million number | 2.39 million number | 2.96 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.65 million number | 3.07 million number | 4.16 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.29 million number | 4.18 million number | 4.34 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
More education data for Post-demographic dividend
- Population ages 0-14 14.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.8% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.08 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 99.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 5.08 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 99.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 99.6% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4989 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Post-demographic dividend?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Post-demographic dividend was 4.18 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 4.34 million number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.39 million number in 1970.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 10th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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.