Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) was 315,453 number in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Pre-demographic dividend, 1973–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Pre-demographic dividend recorded 315,453 number for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in 2018. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 84.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 315,453 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 18,881 number, in 1973.
That places Pre-demographic dividend 37th out of 45 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) in Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 18,881 number | — |
| 1974 | 19,811 number | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 21,922 number | +10.7% |
| 1976 | 23,725 number | +8.2% |
| 1977 | 25,176 number | +6.1% |
| 1978 | 28,504 number | +13.2% |
| 1979 | 32,966 number | +15.7% |
| 1980 | 34,801 number | +5.6% |
| 1981 | 39,296 number | +12.9% |
| 1982 | 44,716 number | +13.8% |
| 1983 | 46,212 number | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 48,206 number | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 52,484 number | +8.9% |
| 1986 | 54,896 number | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 54,692 number | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 57,330 number | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 59,072 number | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 62,494 number | +5.8% |
| 1991 | 67,086 number | +7.3% |
| 1992 | 71,204 number | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 75,345 number | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 79,849 number | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 83,776 number | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 89,633 number | +7.0% |
| 1997 | 95,070 number | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 100,017 number | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 105,844 number | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 106,068 number | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 109,403 number | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 113,109 number | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 120,163 number | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 124,964 number | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 138,023 number | +10.5% |
| 2006 | 147,908 number | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 155,854 number | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 171,019 number | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 190,389 number | +11.3% |
| 2010 | 207,378 number | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 230,470 number | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 244,453 number | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 261,166 number | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 279,696 number | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 285,456 number | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 296,451 number | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 311,293 number | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 315,453 number | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24,426 number | 18,881 number | 32,966 number | 7 |
| 1980s | 49,171 number | 34,801 number | 59,072 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 83,032 number | 62,494 number | 105,844 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 137,690 number | 106,068 number | 190,389 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 270,202 number | 207,378 number | 315,453 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend
More education data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1591 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 55.5% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 4.66 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 70.08 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 175.74 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.0634 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Pre-demographic dividend was 315,453 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 315,453 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,881 number in 1973.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 37th out of 45 groups with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Pre-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.