Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) (tertiary) in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503): Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) (tertiary) was 124,987 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) is 124,987, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 40.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) peaked at 124,987 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9,148, in 1970.
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 132nd 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: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 9,148 | — |
| 1985 | 20,962 | +129.1% |
| 1986 | 19,934 | -4.9% |
| 1987 | 20,484 | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 20,436 | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 18,587 | -9.0% |
| 1990 | 18,205 | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 16,397 | -9.9% |
| 1992 | 18,619 | +13.6% |
| 1993 | 21,572 | +15.9% |
| 1994 | 24,713 | +14.6% |
| 2002 | 46,644 | +88.7% |
| 2003 | 44,943 | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 54,114 | +20.4% |
| 2005 | 56,616 | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 58,258 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 61,104 | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 63,170 | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 65,831 | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 69,691 | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 64,914 | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 69,533 | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 78,657 | +13.1% |
| 2014 | 88,710 | +12.8% |
| 2015 | 93,969 | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 93,143 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 96,728 | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 102,235 | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 103,153 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 110,015 | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 114,951 | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 118,407 | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 122,275 | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 124,987 | +2.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) (tertiary) in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +129.1% | 9,148 | 20,962 |
| 2002 | +88.7% | 24,713 | 46,644 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9,148 | 9,148 | 9,148 | 1 |
| 1980s | 20,080 | 18,587 | 20,962 | 5 |
| 1990s | 19,901 | 16,397 | 24,713 | 5 |
| 2000s | 56,335 | 44,943 | 65,831 | 8 |
| 2010s | 86,073 | 64,914 | 103,153 | 10 |
| 2020s | 118,127 | 110,015 | 124,987 | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
More education data for ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5456 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2365 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2143 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.21 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) was 124,987 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The highest recorded value was 124,987 in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,148 in 1970.
- How does ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
- ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 132nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female rising or falling in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 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