Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Algeria
Algeria: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female was 25,745 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Algeria, 2001–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Algeria is 25,745 number, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 131.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Algeria peaked at 25,745 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 6,024 number, in 2001.
That places Algeria 30th out of 159 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Algeria, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 6,024 number | — |
| 2002 | 6,412 number | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 6,855 number | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 8,251 number | +20.4% |
| 2005 | 9,402 number | +13.9% |
| 2006 | 10,269 number | +9.2% |
| 2007 | 11,137 number | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 14,040 number | +26.1% |
| 2010 | 15,300 number | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 16,567 number | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 18,910 number | +14.1% |
| 2013 | 21,064 number | +11.4% |
| 2014 | 21,869 number | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 22,956 number | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 24,098 number | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 24,883 number | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 25,745 number | +3.5% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 25,745 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8,006 number, 3.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 25,745 number is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2,821 number, 9.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9,049 number | 6,024 number | 14,040 number | 8 |
| 2010s | 21,266 number | 15,300 number | 25,745 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 27 Peru 32,904 number compare
- 28 Netherlands 32,023 number compare
- 29 Kazakhstan 30,133 number compare
- 31 Austria 25,366 number compare
- 32 Bangladesh 25,190 number compare
- 33 Myanmar 22,185 number compare
More education data for Algeria
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 390,587 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 158,235 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 306,324 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 297,789 (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.07 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.30 million (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1116 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Algeria?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Algeria was 25,745 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 25,745 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,024 number in 2001.
- How does Algeria rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
- Algeria ranks 30th out of 159 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 131.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria 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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Total number of female teachers in public and private tertiary education institutions (ISCED 5-8). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.