Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509): Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female was 10,278 in 2016. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2016)
10,278
Change on year
down 2.5%
Rank
205th
of 221 groups
All-time high
10,541
in 2015
All-time low
1,567
in 1978
Years of data
39
1978–2016

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 1978–2016

2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k1978199720161978: 1.6k1979: 1.6k1980: 1.6k1981: 1.7k1982: 1.8k1983: 1.8k1984: 1.8k1985: 1.9k1986: 2.0k1987: 2.0k1988: 2.1k1989: 2.2k1990: 2.3k1991: 2.3k1992: 2.4k1993: 2.4k1994: 2.4k1995: 2.4k1996: 2.4k1997: 2.4k1998: 2.5k1999: 2.6k2000: 2.8k2001: 3.4k2002: 3.9k2003: 4.1k2004: 5.0k2005: 6.1k2006: 7.0k2007: 7.5k2008: 8.4k2009: 8.9k2010: 9.5k2011: 9.6k2012: 10.4k2013: 10.5k2014: 10.4k2015: 10.5k2016: 10.3k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2016, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) stood at 10,278.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 47.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) peaked at 10,541 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1,567, in 1978.

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 205th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), year by year

Annual values for Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 1978 to 2016.
Year Value Change
1978 1,567
1979 1,618 +3.3%
1980 1,644 +1.6%
1981 1,723 +4.8%
1982 1,761 +2.2%
1983 1,800 +2.2%
1984 1,848 +2.7%
1985 1,922 +4.0%
1986 1,984 +3.2%
1987 2,032 +2.4%
1988 2,145 +5.6%
1989 2,174 +1.3%
1990 2,252 +3.6%
1991 2,321 +3.1%
1992 2,354 +1.4%
1993 2,401 +2.0%
1994 2,366 -1.5%
1995 2,376 +0.4%
1996 2,401 +1.1%
1997 2,425 +1.0%
1998 2,485 +2.4%
1999 2,554 +2.8%
2000 2,808 +10.0%
2001 3,377 +20.3%
2002 3,875 +14.7%
2003 4,085 +5.4%
2004 5,024 +23.0%
2005 6,080 +21.0%
2006 6,974 +14.7%
2007 7,530 +8.0%
2008 8,445 +12.2%
2009 8,942 +5.9%
2010 9,516 +6.4%
2011 9,585 +0.7%
2012 10,415 +8.7%
2013 10,491 +0.7%
2014 10,436 -0.5%
2015 10,541 +1.0%
2016 10,278 -2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1,593 1,567 1,618 2
1980s 1,903 1,644 2,174 10
1990s 2,394 2,252 2,554 10
2000s 5,714 2,808 8,942 10
2010s 10,180 9,516 10,541 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) was 10,278 in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
The highest recorded value was 10,541 in 2015.
What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
The lowest recorded value was 1,567 in 1978.
How does ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 205th out of 221 groups with data for 2016.
Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
Over the last ten years it is up 47.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) 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