Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in European Union
European Union: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female was 636,321 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in European Union, 1987–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in European Union is 636,321 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in European Union peaked at 636,321 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 238,701 number, in 1987.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in European Union, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 238,701 number | — |
| 1988 | 246,792 number | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 254,879 number | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 260,525 number | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 271,284 number | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 280,958 number | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 298,710 number | +6.3% |
| 1994 | 320,898 number | +7.4% |
| 1995 | 341,719 number | +6.5% |
| 1996 | 346,966 number | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 364,983 number | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 369,347 number | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 375,159 number | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 398,270 number | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 431,712 number | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 430,959 number | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 460,885 number | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 494,156 number | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 506,773 number | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 518,305 number | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 527,821 number | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 535,803 number | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 550,794 number | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 563,398 number | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 567,283 number | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 574,664 number | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 581,877 number | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 593,851 number | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 602,927 number | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 616,434 number | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 625,948 number | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 636,321 number | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 636,321 number | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 246,791 number | 238,701 number | 254,879 number | 3 |
| 1990s | 323,055 number | 260,525 number | 375,159 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 485,548 number | 398,270 number | 550,794 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 599,902 number | 563,398 number | 636,321 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near European Union
- 1 United States of America 783,887 number compare
- 2 China 724,970 number compare
- 3 India 597,016 number compare
- 4 Russian Federation 334,105 number compare
- 5 Brazil 206,040 number compare
More education data for European Union
- Population ages 0-14 14.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.89 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 102.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 1.89 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 102.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.4% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4914 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in European Union?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in European Union was 636,321 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 636,321 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 238,701 number in 1987.
- How does European Union rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
- European Union ranks 2nd out of 2 regions with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female rising or falling in European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union 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.