Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) (tertiary) in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508): Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) (tertiary) was 185,361 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) is 185,361, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
The figure is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 46.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) peaked at 185,361 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11,955, in 1970.
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 119th 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 ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 11,955 | — |
| 1986 | 26,682 | +123.2% |
| 1987 | 27,646 | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 27,565 | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 26,722 | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 26,824 | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 25,278 | -5.8% |
| 1992 | 27,457 | +8.6% |
| 1993 | 30,475 | +11.0% |
| 1994 | 34,133 | +12.0% |
| 1995 | 38,458 | +12.7% |
| 1996 | 42,956 | +11.7% |
| 1997 | 46,229 | +7.6% |
| 1998 | 49,360 | +6.8% |
| 1999 | 53,337 | +8.1% |
| 2000 | 54,212 | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 57,029 | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 61,811 | +8.4% |
| 2003 | 61,495 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 72,992 | +18.7% |
| 2005 | 77,235 | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 79,464 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 82,419 | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 85,725 | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 90,687 | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 96,596 | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 94,054 | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 101,626 | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 114,597 | +12.8% |
| 2014 | 126,829 | +10.7% |
| 2015 | 134,299 | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 134,955 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 139,344 | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 146,665 | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 148,247 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 155,198 | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 160,793 | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 168,536 | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 174,151 | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 185,361 | +6.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) (tertiary) in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +123.2% | 11,955 | 26,682 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11,955 | 11,955 | 11,955 | 1 |
| 1980s | 27,154 | 26,682 | 27,646 | 4 |
| 1990s | 37,451 | 25,278 | 53,337 | 10 |
| 2000s | 72,307 | 54,212 | 90,687 | 10 |
| 2010s | 123,721 | 94,054 | 148,247 | 10 |
| 2020s | 168,808 | 155,198 | 185,361 | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 19.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.85 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4091 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 37.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6975 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) was 185,361 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The highest recorded value was 185,361 in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,955 in 1970.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
- ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 119th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 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