Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) (tertiary) in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110): Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) (tertiary) was 47,136 in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110), 1987–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2021, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) stood at 47,136. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) peaked at 47,136 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6,551, in 1987.
That places ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) 173rd 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: Sadc (unsdcode:98110), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 6,551 | — |
| 1988 | 7,156 | +9.2% |
| 1989 | 8,051 | +12.5% |
| 1990 | 8,334 | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 8,745 | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 9,528 | +8.9% |
| 1993 | 10,922 | +14.6% |
| 1994 | 13,621 | +24.7% |
| 1995 | 14,765 | +8.4% |
| 2008 | 29,057 | +96.8% |
| 2009 | 30,480 | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 31,805 | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 34,535 | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 35,949 | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 37,505 | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 36,424 | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 37,203 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 41,015 | +10.2% |
| 2017 | 42,519 | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 41,924 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 46,441 | +10.8% |
| 2020 | 45,816 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 47,136 | +2.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) (tertiary) in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +96.8% | 14,765 | 29,057 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7,253 | 6,551 | 8,051 | 3 |
| 1990s | 10,986 | 8,334 | 14,765 | 6 |
| 2000s | 29,768 | 29,057 | 30,480 | 2 |
| 2010s | 38,532 | 31,805 | 46,441 | 10 |
| 2020s | 46,476 | 45,816 | 47,136 | 2 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
More education data for ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.77 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.46 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) was 47,136 in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- The highest recorded value was 47,136 in 2021.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,551 in 1987.
- How does ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
- ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) ranks 173rd out of 221 groups with data for 2021.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female rising or falling in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) 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