Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) (tertiary) in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426): Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) (tertiary) was 119,545 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) is 119,545, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) peaked at 123,586 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11,019, in 1978.
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 136th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 31,534 | — |
| 1975 | 11,801 | -62.6% |
| 1977 | 11,990 | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 11,019 | -8.1% |
| 1979 | 12,390 | +12.4% |
| 1980 | 13,158 | +6.2% |
| 1981 | 13,569 | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 14,570 | +7.4% |
| 1983 | 15,540 | +6.7% |
| 1984 | 15,980 | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 27,194 | +70.2% |
| 1986 | 17,366 | -36.1% |
| 1987 | 18,644 | +7.4% |
| 1988 | 44,105 | +136.6% |
| 1989 | 18,118 | -58.9% |
| 1990 | 18,388 | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 19,361 | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 27,104 | +40.0% |
| 1993 | 22,287 | -17.8% |
| 1994 | 30,548 | +37.1% |
| 1995 | 26,827 | -12.2% |
| 1996 | 28,890 | +7.7% |
| 1997 | 32,418 | +12.2% |
| 1998 | 31,815 | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 34,309 | +7.8% |
| 2000 | 34,587 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 36,989 | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 40,601 | +9.8% |
| 2003 | 42,388 | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 48,729 | +15.0% |
| 2005 | 51,643 | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 53,482 | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 58,500 | +9.4% |
| 2008 | 61,674 | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 66,331 | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 74,051 | +11.6% |
| 2011 | 78,434 | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 83,998 | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 92,965 | +10.7% |
| 2014 | 104,073 | +11.9% |
| 2015 | 105,073 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 108,502 | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 110,014 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 110,060 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 113,963 | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 118,263 | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 120,147 | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 123,586 | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 113,979 | -7.8% |
| 2024 | 119,545 | +4.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) (tertiary) in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +136.6% | 18,644 | 44,105 |
| 1975 | -62.6% | 31,534 | 11,801 |
| 1985 | +70.2% | 15,980 | 27,194 |
| 1989 | -58.9% | 44,105 | 18,118 |
| 1986 | -36.1% | 27,194 | 17,366 |
| 1992 | +40.0% | 19,361 | 27,104 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15,747 | 11,019 | 31,534 | 5 |
| 1980s | 19,824 | 13,158 | 44,105 | 10 |
| 1990s | 27,195 | 18,388 | 34,309 | 10 |
| 2000s | 49,492 | 34,587 | 66,331 | 10 |
| 2010s | 98,113 | 74,051 | 113,963 | 10 |
| 2020s | 119,104 | 113,979 | 123,586 | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
More education data for ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -5.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.81 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.35 % change on previous year (2022)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) was 119,545 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The highest recorded value was 123,586 in 2022.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,019 in 1978.
- How does ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
- ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 136th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) 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