Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) (tertiary) in SDG: Northern Africa
SDG: Northern Africa: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) (tertiary) was 147,622 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in SDG: Northern Africa, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in SDG: Northern Africa stood at 147,622. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.7% on the previous year and up 57.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in SDG: Northern Africa peaked at 147,622 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 48,311, in 2000.
SDG: Northern Africa ranks 129th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 (number) (tertiary) in SDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 48,311 | — |
| 2001 | 50,164 | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 53,812 | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 52,493 | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 59,208 | +12.8% |
| 2005 | 62,989 | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 65,025 | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 67,299 | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 70,114 | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 74,373 | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 78,843 | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 74,993 | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 80,205 | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 87,703 | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 94,055 | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 102,048 | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 101,460 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 104,718 | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 112,832 | +7.7% |
| 2019 | 114,145 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 120,447 | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 123,354 | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 129,699 | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 137,008 | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 147,622 | +7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60,379 | 48,311 | 74,373 | 10 |
| 2010s | 95,100 | 74,993 | 114,145 | 10 |
| 2020s | 131,626 | 120,447 | 147,622 | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9057 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 4.66 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in SDG: Northern Africa was 147,622 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 147,622 in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 48,311 in 2000.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
- SDG: Northern Africa ranks 129th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: 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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February 2026 Data Release