Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Croatia

Croatia: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female was 8,300 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
8,300 number
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
59th
of 159 countries
All-time high
8,300 number
in 2018
All-time low
2,022 number
in 1995
Years of data
16
1993–2018

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Croatia, 1993–2018

2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1993200520181993: 2.3k number1994: 2.1k number1995: 2.0k number1996: 2.2k number1997: 2.0k number2007: 5.4k number2008: 5.8k number2009: 6.4k number2010: 6.9k number2011: 7.6k number2012: 8.2k number2013: 8.1k number2014: 8.1k number2015: 7.7k number2016: 8.1k number2018: 8.3k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Croatia recorded 8,300 number for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in 2018. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 43.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Croatia peaked at 8,300 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2,022 number, in 1995.

That places Croatia 59th out of 159 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Croatia, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) in Croatia, 1993 to 2018.
Year number Change
1993 2,264 number —
1994 2,148 number -5.1%
1995 2,022 number -5.9%
1996 2,164 number +7.0%
1997 2,045 number -5.5%
2007 5,389 number +163.5%
2008 5,773 number +7.1%
2009 6,358 number +10.1%
2010 6,863 number +7.9%
2011 7,556 number +10.1%
2012 8,228 number +8.9%
2013 8,105 number -1.5%
2014 8,085 number -0.2%
2015 7,737 number -4.3%
2016 8,114 number +4.9%
2018 8,300 number +2.3%

Croatia compared with similar countries

  • Croatia's 8,300 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 5,994 number, 1.4× the median. (63 countries reporting)
  • Croatia's 8,300 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10,858 number, 76% of the median. (47 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Croatia 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.

YearChange FromTo
2007 +163.5% 2,045 number 5,389 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,129 number 2,022 number 2,264 number 5
2000s 5,840 number 5,389 number 6,358 number 3
2010s 7,874 number 6,863 number 8,300 number 8

Countries ranked near Croatia

  1. 56 Armenia 8,636 number compare
  2. 57 Australia 8,626 number
  3. 58 New Zealand 8,388 number compare
  4. 60 Finland 7,829 number compare
  5. 61 Sri Lanka 7,375 number compare
  6. 62 Panama 6,959 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Croatia?
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Croatia was 8,300 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Croatia?
The highest recorded value was 8,300 number in 2018.
What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was 2,022 number in 1995.
How does Croatia rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
Croatia ranks 59th out of 159 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female rising or falling in Croatia?
Over the last ten years it is up 43.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Croatia 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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Indicator
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
204 places, 4,731 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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.