Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) (tertiary) in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118): Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) (tertiary) was 32,486 in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), 1986–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2021, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) stood at 32,486. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 47.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) peaked at 32,486 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3,607, in 1986.
That places ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 186th out of 221 groups with data for 2021, 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, female (number) (tertiary) in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 3,607 | — |
| 1987 | 3,655 | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 3,712 | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 3,800 | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 3,887 | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 4,140 | +6.5% |
| 1992 | 4,386 | +5.9% |
| 1993 | 4,311 | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 4,438 | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 4,525 | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 4,752 | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 4,801 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 4,912 | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 5,094 | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 5,947 | +16.8% |
| 2001 | 6,551 | +10.1% |
| 2002 | 7,177 | +9.6% |
| 2003 | 8,082 | +12.6% |
| 2004 | 8,979 | +11.1% |
| 2005 | 9,977 | +11.1% |
| 2006 | 11,008 | +10.3% |
| 2007 | 12,187 | +10.7% |
| 2008 | 13,966 | +14.6% |
| 2009 | 16,236 | +16.2% |
| 2010 | 18,965 | +16.8% |
| 2011 | 22,081 | +16.4% |
| 2012 | 23,597 | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 25,470 | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 25,330 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 25,547 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 28,425 | +11.3% |
| 2017 | 29,688 | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 29,681 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 31,400 | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 31,435 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 32,486 | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3,693 | 3,607 | 3,800 | 4 |
| 1990s | 4,525 | 3,887 | 5,094 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,011 | 5,947 | 16,236 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26,018 | 18,965 | 31,400 | 10 |
| 2020s | 31,961 | 31,435 | 32,486 | 2 |
More education data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.38 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.57 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.44 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.05 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.08 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.02 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.51 % change on previous year (2021)
All data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) was 32,486 in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The highest recorded value was 32,486 in 2021.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,607 in 1986.
- How does ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
- ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 186th out of 221 groups with data for 2021.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female rising or falling in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 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