Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in MDG: Northern Africa
MDG: Northern Africa: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female was 142,204 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in MDG: Northern Africa, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
MDG: Northern Africa recorded 142,204 for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 8.1% on the previous year and up 58.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in MDG: Northern Africa peaked at 142,204 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 46,954, in 2000.
That places MDG: Northern Africa 130th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in MDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 46,954 | — |
| 2001 | 48,437 | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 51,812 | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 50,586 | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 56,843 | +12.4% |
| 2005 | 60,276 | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 61,892 | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 64,166 | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 66,568 | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 70,661 | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 74,947 | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 71,074 | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 76,097 | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 83,565 | +9.8% |
| 2014 | 89,756 | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 97,659 | +8.8% |
| 2016 | 96,921 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 100,025 | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 107,927 | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 109,229 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 115,408 | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 118,192 | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 124,400 | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 131,590 | +5.8% |
| 2024 | 142,204 | +8.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57,820 | 46,954 | 70,661 | 10 |
| 2010s | 90,720 | 71,074 | 109,229 | 10 |
| 2020s | 126,359 | 115,408 | 142,204 | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Northern Africa
More education data for MDG: Northern Africa
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 86.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 83.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 11.37 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 14.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 11.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 3.27 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 14.13 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 11.81 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 5.77 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in MDG: Northern Africa?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in MDG: Northern Africa was 142,204 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in MDG: Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 142,204 in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in MDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 46,954 in 2000.
- How does MDG: Northern Africa rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
- MDG: Northern Africa ranks 130th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female rising or falling in MDG: Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Northern Africa 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release