Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries
SDG: Least Developed Countries: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female was 105,941 in 2024. β Volatile
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 1972β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries stood at 105,941. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 40.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 105,941 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6,673, in 1974.
SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 150th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7,247 | 6,673 | 8,330 | 8 |
| 1980s | 11,142 | 8,363 | 13,914 | 10 |
| 1990s | 15,912 | 13,334 | 19,672 | 10 |
| 2000s | 32,323 | 21,863 | 48,677 | 10 |
| 2010s | 77,471 | 56,128 | 94,261 | 10 |
| 2020s | 101,466 | 96,256 | 105,941 | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Least Developed Countries
- 147 Samoa 179 compare
- 148 Sierra Leone 175 compare
- 149 St. Lucia 142 compare
- 150 United States Virgin Islands 134 compare
- 151 Tonga 107 compare
- 152 Eritrea, The State of 100 compare
- 153 Fiji, Republic of 92 compare
More education data for SDG: Least Developed Countries
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.3% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 36.37 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 6.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 39.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 22.98 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 4.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 87.82 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 74.48 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 37.68 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries was 105,941 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 105,941 in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,673 in 1974.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 150th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female rising or falling in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this SDG: Least Developed Countries 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