Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) (tertiary) in SDG: Southern Asia
SDG: Southern Asia: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) (tertiary) was 938,770 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in SDG: Southern Asia, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
SDG: Southern Asia recorded 938,770 for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 49.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in SDG: Southern Asia peaked at 938,770 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 32,931, in 1971.
SDG: Southern Asia ranks 45th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 SDG: Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 32,931 | — |
| 1972 | 35,291 | +7.2% |
| 1973 | 37,605 | +6.6% |
| 1974 | 120,885 | +221.5% |
| 1975 | 42,290 | -65.0% |
| 1976 | 44,025 | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 46,866 | +6.5% |
| 1978 | 48,669 | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 48,682 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 57,391 | +17.9% |
| 1981 | 60,949 | +6.2% |
| 1982 | 58,349 | -4.3% |
| 1983 | 64,787 | +11.0% |
| 1984 | 68,362 | +5.5% |
| 1985 | 71,838 | +5.1% |
| 1986 | 76,244 | +6.1% |
| 1987 | 80,839 | +6.0% |
| 1988 | 75,012 | -7.2% |
| 1989 | 79,548 | +6.0% |
| 1990 | 84,410 | +6.1% |
| 1991 | 88,325 | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 155,627 | +76.2% |
| 1993 | 157,713 | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 159,402 | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 93,762 | -41.2% |
| 1996 | 108,292 | +15.5% |
| 1997 | 114,760 | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 167,546 | +46.0% |
| 1999 | 168,751 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 170,735 | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 178,995 | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 187,176 | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 190,056 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 252,148 | +32.7% |
| 2005 | 262,653 | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 289,704 | +10.3% |
| 2007 | 337,836 | +16.6% |
| 2008 | 378,899 | +12.2% |
| 2009 | 413,519 | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 460,724 | +11.4% |
| 2011 | 586,984 | +27.4% |
| 2012 | 643,197 | +9.6% |
| 2013 | 648,472 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 626,397 | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 673,772 | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 676,758 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 699,416 | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 716,641 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 765,478 | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 802,924 | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 826,137 | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 866,836 | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 914,040 | +5.4% |
| 2024 | 938,770 | +2.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) (tertiary) in SDG: Southern Asia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +221.5% | 37,605 | 120,885 |
| 1975 | -65.0% | 120,885 | 42,290 |
| 1992 | +76.2% | 88,325 | 155,627 |
| 1995 | -41.2% | 159,402 | 93,762 |
| 1998 | +46.0% | 114,760 | 167,546 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 50,805 | 32,931 | 120,885 | 9 |
| 1980s | 69,332 | 57,391 | 80,839 | 10 |
| 1990s | 129,859 | 84,410 | 168,751 | 10 |
| 2000s | 266,172 | 170,735 | 413,519 | 10 |
| 2010s | 649,784 | 460,724 | 765,478 | 10 |
| 2020s | 869,741 | 802,924 | 938,770 | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Southern Asia
More education data for SDG: Southern Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 88.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 94.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.205 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in SDG: Southern Asia?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in SDG: Southern Asia was 938,770 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in SDG: Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 938,770 in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in SDG: Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 32,931 in 1971.
- How does SDG: Southern Asia rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
- SDG: Southern Asia ranks 45th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female rising or falling in SDG: Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this SDG: Southern Asia 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