Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) (tertiary) in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108): Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) (tertiary) was 40,036 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108), 1985–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) is 40,036, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 38.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) peaked at 40,036 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3,463, in 1985.
ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) ranks 182nd of 221 groups on this measure, 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, female (number) (tertiary) in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 3,463 | — |
| 1986 | 3,707 | +7.0% |
| 1987 | 3,877 | +4.6% |
| 1988 | 4,327 | +11.6% |
| 1989 | 4,775 | +10.4% |
| 1990 | 5,449 | +14.1% |
| 1991 | 6,181 | +13.4% |
| 1992 | 7,181 | +16.2% |
| 1993 | 8,291 | +15.5% |
| 1994 | 9,731 | +17.4% |
| 1995 | 11,180 | +14.9% |
| 1996 | 13,084 | +17.0% |
| 1997 | 15,273 | +16.7% |
| 1998 | 17,392 | +13.9% |
| 1999 | 19,703 | +13.3% |
| 2000 | 16,920 | -14.1% |
| 2001 | 14,840 | -12.3% |
| 2002 | 13,427 | -9.5% |
| 2003 | 12,263 | -8.7% |
| 2004 | 10,907 | -11.1% |
| 2005 | 11,683 | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 11,859 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 12,313 | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 12,938 | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 12,334 | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 11,840 | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 24,648 | +108.2% |
| 2012 | 26,351 | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 29,017 | +10.1% |
| 2014 | 28,722 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 30,272 | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 30,704 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 32,866 | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 32,969 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 34,203 | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 36,222 | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 37,575 | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 39,046 | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 40,036 | +2.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) (tertiary) in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +108.2% | 11,840 | 24,648 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4,030 | 3,463 | 4,775 | 5 |
| 1990s | 11,346 | 5,449 | 19,703 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,948 | 10,907 | 16,920 | 10 |
| 2010s | 28,159 | 11,840 | 34,203 | 10 |
| 2020s | 38,220 | 36,222 | 40,036 | 4 |
More education data for ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.8591 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.54 million (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7446 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 947,845 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.82 million (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 873,576 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.35 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.80 million (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 15.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.901 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) was 40,036 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- The highest recorded value was 40,036 in 2023.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,463 in 1985.
- How does ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
- ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) ranks 182nd out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female rising or falling in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release