Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female was 1.69 million number in 2019. β Volatile
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Early-demographic dividend, 1971β2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Early-demographic dividend stood at 1.69 million number. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 49.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 1.69 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 99,425 number, in 1971.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 11th of 44 groups on this measure, 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 | 137,770 number | 99,425 number | 174,447 number | 9 |
| 1980s | 251,590 number | 196,547 number | 300,661 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 412,238 number | 304,494 number | 596,206 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 850,435 number | 637,170 number | 1.13 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.51 million number | 1.23 million number | 1.69 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
- 8 Japan 91,524 number compare
- 9 Iran, Islamic Republic of 86,550 number compare
- 10 Canada 82,315 number compare
- 11 Republic of Korea 78,533 number compare
- 12 Philippines 78,439 number compare
- 13 Spain 75,384 number compare
- 14 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 73,274 number compare
More education data for Early-demographic dividend
- Population ages 15-64 66.3% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13.97 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 26.9% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 105.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 13.97 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 105.0% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 106.2% (2024)
- Labor force, female 32.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Early-demographic dividend?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Early-demographic dividend was 1.69 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 1.69 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 99,425 number in 1971.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 11th out of 44 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend 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.