Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female was 63,997 number in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1981–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) recorded 63,997 number for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 67.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 63,997 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6,290 number, in 1981.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 37th of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8,115 number | 6,290 number | 9,430 number | 9 |
| 1990s | 12,679 number | 9,768 number | 16,949 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 27,488 number | 18,729 number | 38,159 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 54,056 number | 41,103 number | 63,997 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
More education data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Population ages 15-64 55.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.2% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.67 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.1% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 3.67 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 98.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.3723 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 63,997 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 63,997 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,290 number in 1981.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 37th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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.