Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Austria
Austria: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female was 25,366 number in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Austria, 1971–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Austria recorded 25,366 number for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in 2017.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 169.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Austria peaked at 25,996 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 832 number, in 1971.
That places Austria 31st out of 159 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
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 | 1,047 number | 832 number | 1,409 number | 5 |
| 1980s | 2,345 number | 2,067 number | 2,623 number | 2 |
| 1990s | 6,619 number | 6,109 number | 7,110 number | 4 |
| 2000s | 10,509 number | 9,414 number | 11,505 number | 3 |
| 2010s | 23,295 number | 17,571 number | 25,996 number | 7 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 28 Netherlands 32,023 number compare
- 29 Kazakhstan 30,133 number compare
- 30 Algeria 25,745 number compare
- 32 Bangladesh 25,190 number compare
- 33 Myanmar 22,185 number compare
- 34 Lebanon 22,133 number compare
More education data for Austria
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 101.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 35,752 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.32 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Austria?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Austria was 25,366 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 25,996 number in 2015.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 832 number in 1971.
- How does Austria rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
- Austria ranks 31st out of 159 countries with data for 2017.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 169.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Austria 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.