Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in High income
High income: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female was 1.83 million number in 2019. β² Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in High income, 1974β2019
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 6 Germany 165,510 number compare
- 7 Indonesia 127,524 number compare
- 8 Japan 91,524 number compare
- 9 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 86,550 number compare
- 10 Canada 82,315 number compare
- 11 Republic of Korea 78,533 number compare
- 12 Philippines 78,439 number compare
More education data for High income
- Population ages 0-14 15.5% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.16 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 99.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 6.16 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0043 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.6% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.5153 units per person (2025)
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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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.