Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes was 15,933 number in 2017. ▲ Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Tajikistan, 2000–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Tajikistan is 15,933 number, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.4% on the previous year and up 48.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Tajikistan peaked at 15,933 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 7,979 number, in 2000.
Tajikistan ranks 74th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9,862 number | 7,979 number | 11,619 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,715 number | 12,804 number | 15,933 number | 8 |
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More education data for Tajikistan
- Duration of pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 35.9% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 60.1% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 95.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 37,890 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.04 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 92.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Tajikistan?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Tajikistan was 15,933 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 15,933 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,979 number in 2000.
- How does Tajikistan rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
- Tajikistan ranks 74th out of 176 countries with data for 2017.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tajikistan 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.