Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female was 4.55 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries is 4.55 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries peaked at 4.55 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 595,961, in 1972.
That places UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 6th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
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 | 702,316 | 595,961 | 771,564 | 7 |
| 1980s | 984,359 | 811,139 | 1.18 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.28 million | 1.06 million | 1.57 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.34 million | 1.65 million | 3.05 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.70 million | 3.19 million | 3.98 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.34 million | 4.07 million | 4.55 million | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 274.67 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 294.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 178.96 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 29.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 371.32 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 193.44 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 181.07 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries was 4.55 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 4.55 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 595,961 in 1972.
- How does UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 6th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female rising or falling in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this UNICEF: All Unicef 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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February 2026 Data Release