Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes was 161,145 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in United Kingdom, 1983–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 161,145 number for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in 2018. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in United Kingdom peaked at 161,145 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 79,402 number, in 1984.
That places United Kingdom 16th out of 176 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 79,415 number | — |
| 1984 | 79,402 number | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 79,544 number | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 79,621 number | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 80,664 number | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 89,136 number | +10.5% |
| 1989 | 84,666 number | -5.0% |
| 1990 | 83,300 number | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 86,200 number | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 89,500 number | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 92,067 number | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 97,274 number | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 82,203 number | -15.5% |
| 1996 | 89,241 number | +8.6% |
| 1997 | 89,867 number | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 92,165 number | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 94,360 number | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 96,450 number | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 98,310 number | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 101,040 number | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 111,830 number | +10.7% |
| 2005 | 122,305 number | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 125,585 number | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 129,930 number | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 134,170 number | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 137,950 number | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 140,354 number | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 139,758 number | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 139,785 number | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 145,294 number | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 151,566 number | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 148,524 number | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 151,211 number | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 156,295 number | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 161,145 number | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 81,778 number | 79,402 number | 89,136 number | 7 |
| 1990s | 89,091 number | 82,203 number | 97,274 number | 9 |
| 2000s | 115,193 number | 94,360 number | 137,950 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 148,215 number | 139,758 number | 161,145 number | 9 |
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More education data for United Kingdom
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 281,128 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.17 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 102.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in United Kingdom?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in United Kingdom was 161,145 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 161,145 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 79,402 number in 1984.
- How does United Kingdom rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
- United Kingdom ranks 16th out of 176 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.