Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in United States
United States: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes was 1.58 million number in 2017. ▲ Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in United States, 1971–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in United States is 1.58 million number, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in United States peaked at 1.58 million number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 574,000 number, in 1971.
United States ranks 2nd of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in United States, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 574,000 number | — |
| 1972 | 596,000 number | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 603,000 number | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 620,000 number | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 633,000 number | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 670,000 number | +5.8% |
| 1977 | 687,000 number | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 702,000 number | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 700,000 number | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 694,000 number | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 701,000 number | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 793,000 number | +13.1% |
| 1990 | 824,000 number | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 833,844 number | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 826,000 number | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 833,278 number | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 915,474 number | +9.9% |
| 1995 | 905,849 number | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 915,321 number | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 1.58 million number | +72.7% |
| 2015 | 1.58 million number | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.58 million number | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 626,143 number | 574,000 number | 687,000 number | 7 |
| 1980s | 718,000 number | 694,000 number | 793,000 number | 5 |
| 1990s | 864,824 number | 824,000 number | 915,474 number | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.58 million number | 1.58 million number | 1.58 million number | 3 |
Countries ranked near United States
More education data for United States
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.78 million (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.97 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 97.0% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in United States?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in United States was 1.58 million number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 1.58 million number in 2017.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 574,000 number in 1971.
- How does United States rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
- United States ranks 2nd out of 176 countries with data for 2017.
- Where does this United States 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.