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

Latest (2019)
4.18 million number
Change on year
down 3.7%
Rank
10th
of 43 groups
All-time high
4.34 million number
in 2018
All-time low
1.39 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Post-demographic dividend, 1970–2019

1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M197019942019

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 7 Germany 416,241 number compare
  2. 8 Mexico 397,142 number compare
  3. 9 Indonesia 294,820 number compare
  4. 10 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 257,621 number compare
  5. 11 Korea 220,797 number compare
  6. 12 Canada 173,685 number compare
  7. 13 Spain 171,869 number compare

See the full ranking of 221 places →

More education data for Post-demographic dividend

All data for Post-demographic dividend →

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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 50 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Post-demographic dividend. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 21 August 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/stat/teachers-in-tertiary-education-programmes-both-sexes-number/post-demographic-dividend/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/stat/teachers-in-tertiary-education-programmes-both-sexes-number/post-demographic-dividend/">Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Post-demographic dividend</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
221 places, 5,942 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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.