Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in High income

High income: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female was 1.83 million number in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
1.83 million number
Change on year
down 1.5%
Rank
9th
of 44 groups
All-time high
1.85 million number
in 2018
All-time low
401,911 number
in 1974
Years of data
46
1974–2019

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in High income, 1974–2019

500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M197419962019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in High income stood at 1.83 million number.

The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in High income peaked at 1.85 million number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 401,911 number, in 1974.

That places High income 9th out of 44 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 449,258 number 401,911 number 488,962 number 6
1980s 574,480 number 505,611 number 670,709 number 10
1990s 853,861 number 700,965 number 1.03 million number 10
2000s 1.33 million number 1.07 million number 1.59 million number 10
2010s 1.79 million number 1.65 million number 1.85 million number 10

Countries ranked near High income

  1. 6 Germany 165,510 number compare
  2. 7 Indonesia 127,524 number compare
  3. 8 Japan 91,524 number compare
  4. 9 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 86,550 number compare
  5. 10 Canada 82,315 number compare
  6. 11 Republic of Korea 78,533 number compare
  7. 12 Philippines 78,439 number compare

See the full ranking of 204 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in High income?
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in High income was 1.83 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in High income?
The highest recorded value was 1.85 million number in 2018.
What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in High income?
The lowest recorded value was 401,911 number in 1974.
How does High income rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
High income ranks 9th out of 44 groups with data for 2019.
Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female rising or falling in High income?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this 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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Indicator
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
204 places, 4,731 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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.