Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female was 625,775 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) is 625,775 number, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 698,733 number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 443,080 number, in 1999.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 25th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 443,080 number | — |
| 2000 | 487,633 number | +10.1% |
| 2001 | 508,596 number | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 541,618 number | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 550,283 number | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 563,161 number | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 590,745 number | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 632,299 number | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 647,566 number | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 657,771 number | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 649,361 number | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 645,318 number | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 633,168 number | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 614,183 number | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 698,733 number | +13.8% |
| 2014 | 670,963 number | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 655,041 number | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 635,353 number | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 642,019 number | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 619,418 number | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 625,775 number | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 443,080 number | 443,080 number | 443,080 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 582,903 number | 487,633 number | 657,771 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 643,997 number | 614,183 number | 698,733 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
More education data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.66 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 28.09 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1746 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0626 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 906,553 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 22.7% (2025)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 625,775 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 698,733 number in 2013.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 443,080 number in 1999.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 25th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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.