Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439): Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female was 41,908 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), 1993–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) is 41,908, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 42.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) peaked at 41,908 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 19,899, in 1997.
That places ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 180th out of 221 groups with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 22,477 | — |
| 1994 | 21,159 | -5.9% |
| 1995 | 20,439 | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 20,158 | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 19,899 | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 20,027 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 20,270 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 21,521 | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 22,432 | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 23,395 | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 24,291 | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 26,009 | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 27,822 | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 29,506 | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 31,116 | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 32,952 | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 35,216 | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 36,941 | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 38,390 | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 40,015 | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 41,268 | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 40,724 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 40,664 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 41,908 | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20,633 | 19,899 | 22,477 | 7 |
| 2000s | 27,426 | 21,521 | 35,216 | 10 |
| 2010s | 39,987 | 36,941 | 41,908 | 7 |
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.22 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.86 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.65 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 62.02 million (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) was 41,908 in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- The highest recorded value was 41,908 in 2016.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,899 in 1997.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
- ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 180th out of 221 groups with data for 2016.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 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