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

Latest (2016)
41,908
Change on year
up 3.1%
Rank
180th
of 221 groups
All-time high
41,908
in 2016
All-time low
19,899
in 1997
Years of data
24
1993–2016

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), 1993–2016

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1993200420161993: 22.5k1994: 21.2k1995: 20.4k1996: 20.2k1997: 19.9k1998: 20.0k1999: 20.3k2000: 21.5k2001: 22.4k2002: 23.4k2003: 24.3k2004: 26.0k2005: 27.8k2006: 29.5k2007: 31.1k2008: 33.0k2009: 35.2k2010: 36.9k2011: 38.4k2012: 40.0k2013: 41.3k2014: 40.7k2015: 40.7k2016: 41.9k

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

Annual values for Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), 1993 to 2016.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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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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Indicator
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
393 places, 12,655 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release