Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) (tertiary) in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428): Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) (tertiary) was 853,750 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) is 853,750, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 57.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) peaked at 853,750 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 32,134, in 1971.
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 50th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 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 ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 32,134 | — |
| 1972 | 34,299 | +6.7% |
| 1973 | 36,479 | +6.4% |
| 1974 | 119,586 | +227.8% |
| 1975 | 40,608 | -66.0% |
| 1976 | 42,122 | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 44,808 | +6.4% |
| 1978 | 46,297 | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 45,859 | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 54,114 | +18.0% |
| 1981 | 57,220 | +5.7% |
| 1982 | 53,939 | -5.7% |
| 1983 | 59,927 | +11.1% |
| 1984 | 63,042 | +5.2% |
| 1985 | 66,051 | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 69,945 | +5.9% |
| 1987 | 73,978 | +5.8% |
| 1988 | 67,563 | -8.7% |
| 1989 | 71,556 | +5.9% |
| 1990 | 75,880 | +6.0% |
| 1991 | 79,232 | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 146,031 | +84.3% |
| 1993 | 147,719 | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 149,336 | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 82,947 | -44.5% |
| 1996 | 95,933 | +15.7% |
| 1997 | 102,844 | +7.2% |
| 1998 | 156,036 | +51.7% |
| 1999 | 157,767 | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 159,726 | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 166,347 | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 173,349 | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 175,060 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 235,551 | +34.6% |
| 2005 | 240,821 | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 265,125 | +10.1% |
| 2007 | 306,453 | +15.6% |
| 2008 | 350,949 | +14.5% |
| 2009 | 377,744 | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 423,251 | +12.0% |
| 2011 | 534,078 | +26.2% |
| 2012 | 574,457 | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 573,341 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 540,674 | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 577,504 | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 580,114 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 607,863 | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 630,091 | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 680,672 | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 724,632 | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 750,637 | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 784,651 | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 830,612 | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 853,750 | +2.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) (tertiary) in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +227.8% | 36,479 | 119,586 |
| 1992 | +84.3% | 79,232 | 146,031 |
| 1975 | -66.0% | 119,586 | 40,608 |
| 1995 | -44.5% | 149,336 | 82,947 |
| 1998 | +51.7% | 102,844 | 156,036 |
| 2004 | +34.6% | 175,060 | 235,551 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 49,132 | 32,134 | 119,586 | 9 |
| 1980s | 63,733 | 53,939 | 73,978 | 10 |
| 1990s | 119,373 | 75,880 | 157,767 | 10 |
| 2000s | 245,112 | 159,726 | 377,744 | 10 |
| 2010s | 572,204 | 423,251 | 680,672 | 10 |
| 2020s | 788,856 | 724,632 | 853,750 | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
More education data for ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 4.00 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.6662 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 175.95 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.63 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 101.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 193.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.24 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) was 853,750 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The highest recorded value was 853,750 in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The lowest recorded value was 32,134 in 1971.
- How does ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 50th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 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