Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income): Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female was 337,588 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), 1996–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) recorded 337,588 for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) peaked at 337,588 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 184,178, in 1996.
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 97th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 184,178 | — |
| 1998 | 190,005 | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 188,296 | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 207,270 | +10.1% |
| 2001 | 220,302 | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 233,312 | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 246,751 | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 258,108 | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 268,392 | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 273,372 | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 277,538 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 290,229 | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 287,609 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 294,419 | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 300,206 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 306,831 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 310,192 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 310,857 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 298,489 | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 288,128 | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 291,754 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 287,793 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 297,725 | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 309,383 | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 317,069 | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 319,631 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 321,916 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 337,588 | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 187,493 | 184,178 | 190,005 | 3 |
| 2000s | 256,288 | 207,270 | 290,229 | 10 |
| 2010s | 298,639 | 287,793 | 310,857 | 10 |
| 2020s | 321,117 | 309,383 | 337,588 | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
- 94 Palestine, State of 2,853 compare
- 95 Ethiopia 2,841 compare
- 96 Oman 2,788 compare
- 97 Tanzania, United Republic of 2,617 compare
- 98 Afghanistan 2,588 compare
- 99 Angola 2,503 compare
- 100 Estonia 2,382 compare
More education data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8629 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9089 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 906,553 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1924 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8854 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 12.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) was 337,588 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 337,588 in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 184,178 in 1996.
- How does WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 97th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female rising or falling in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 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