Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Euro area
Euro area: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female was 450,258 number in 2019. β² Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Euro area, 1992β2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Euro area is 450,258 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Euro area peaked at 450,258 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 204,065 number, in 1992.
That places Euro area 26th out of 44 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 238,736 number | 204,065 number | 260,053 number | 8 |
| 2000s | 335,785 number | 276,703 number | 378,755 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 417,508 number | 390,723 number | 450,258 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
- 23 France 40,890 number compare
- 24 Cuba 36,179 number compare
- 25 Saudi Arabia 35,291 number compare
- 26 Italy 34,647 number compare
- 27 Peru 32,904 number compare
- 28 Netherlands, The 32,023 number compare
- 29 Kazakhstan, Republic of 30,133 number compare
More education data for Euro area
- Population ages 15-64 63.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 1.51 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 102.8% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.0% (2024)
- Labor force, female 46.6% (2025)
- Labor force, total 175.75 million (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 1 GPI (2020)
- Human capital composite index 0.538 standard deviations from the yearly mean (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Euro area?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Euro area was 450,258 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 450,258 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 204,065 number in 1992.
- How does Euro area rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
- Euro area ranks 26th out of 44 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area 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.