Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female was 686,318 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 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 (IDA & IBRD countries) is 686,318 number, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 765,530 number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 488,624 number, in 1999.
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 20th of 43 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 (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 488,624 number | — |
| 2000 | 536,857 number | +9.9% |
| 2001 | 559,572 number | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 596,607 number | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 608,232 number | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 623,806 number | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 648,188 number | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 691,576 number | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 707,988 number | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 720,138 number | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 713,341 number | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 710,694 number | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 699,113 number | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 680,392 number | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 765,530 number | +12.5% |
| 2014 | 736,955 number | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 719,760 number | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 698,508 number | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 704,112 number | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 679,961 number | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 686,318 number | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 488,624 number | 488,624 number | 488,624 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 640,630 number | 536,857 number | 720,138 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 708,134 number | 679,961 number | 765,530 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
More education data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0567 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.105 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 26.07 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 19.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.4% (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 44.41 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.45 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 686,318 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 765,530 number in 2013.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 488,624 number in 1999.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 20th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.