Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) (tertiary) in UIS: Arab States
UIS: Arab States: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) (tertiary) was 246,418 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in UIS: Arab States, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
UIS: Arab States recorded 246,418 for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
The figure is up 7.0% on the previous year and up 37.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in UIS: Arab States peaked at 246,418 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21,215, in 1970.
That places UIS: Arab States 112th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 UIS: Arab States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 21,215 | — |
| 1983 | 30,122 | +42.0% |
| 1984 | 30,384 | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 32,514 | +7.0% |
| 1986 | 32,071 | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 34,064 | +6.2% |
| 1988 | 59,787 | +75.5% |
| 1989 | 32,864 | -45.0% |
| 1990 | 32,927 | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 31,739 | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 33,961 | +7.0% |
| 1993 | 37,925 | +11.7% |
| 1994 | 43,395 | +14.4% |
| 1995 | 48,131 | +10.9% |
| 1996 | 52,818 | +9.7% |
| 1997 | 56,405 | +6.8% |
| 1998 | 60,446 | +7.2% |
| 1999 | 66,680 | +10.3% |
| 2000 | 67,813 | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 71,358 | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 77,138 | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 77,710 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 90,967 | +17.1% |
| 2005 | 97,308 | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 101,418 | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 107,966 | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 114,247 | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 122,420 | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 133,864 | +9.3% |
| 2011 | 134,329 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 144,601 | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 161,556 | +11.7% |
| 2014 | 179,042 | +10.8% |
| 2015 | 188,377 | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 191,219 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 196,201 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 204,686 | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 206,765 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 217,356 | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 221,342 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 229,875 | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 230,236 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 246,418 | +7.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) (tertiary) in UIS: Arab States 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +75.5% | 34,064 | 59,787 |
| 1989 | -45.0% | 59,787 | 32,864 |
| 1983 | +42.0% | 21,215 | 30,122 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21,215 | 21,215 | 21,215 | 1 |
| 1980s | 35,972 | 30,122 | 59,787 | 7 |
| 1990s | 46,443 | 31,739 | 66,680 | 10 |
| 2000s | 92,835 | 67,813 | 122,420 | 10 |
| 2010s | 174,064 | 133,864 | 206,765 | 10 |
| 2020s | 229,045 | 217,356 | 246,418 | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Arab States
More education data for UIS: Arab States
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 28.65 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 826,384 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 7.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5507 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 55.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7976 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in UIS: Arab States?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in UIS: Arab States was 246,418 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The highest recorded value was 246,418 in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,215 in 1970.
- How does UIS: Arab States rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
- UIS: Arab States ranks 112th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female rising or falling in UIS: Arab States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this UIS: Arab States 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