Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Germany
Germany: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female was 165,510 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Germany, 1993–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Germany is 165,510 number, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Germany peaked at 165,510 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 77,109 number, in 1993.
That places Germany 6th out of 159 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80,784 number | 77,109 number | 87,550 number | 6 |
| 2000s | 86,613 number | 84,890 number | 89,282 number | 3 |
| 2010s | 153,309 number | 139,487 number | 165,510 number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More education data for Germany
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 13.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 283,851 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.45 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Germany?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Germany was 165,510 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 165,510 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 77,109 number in 1993.
- How does Germany rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
- Germany ranks 6th out of 159 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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.