Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) (Teachers) in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) (Teachers) was 3.89 million number in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in IDA & IBRD total, 1972–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in IDA & IBRD total is 3.89 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 36.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 3.89 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 550,546 number, in 1972.
That places IDA & IBRD total 2nd out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) (Teachers) in IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 550,546 number | — |
| 1973 | 570,370 number | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 593,906 number | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 622,053 number | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 645,629 number | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 670,004 number | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 706,312 number | +5.4% |
| 1979 | 725,266 number | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 760,086 number | +4.8% |
| 1981 | 795,367 number | +4.6% |
| 1982 | 816,701 number | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 852,004 number | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 883,869 number | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 918,295 number | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 909,977 number | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 948,300 number | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 950,296 number | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 967,034 number | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 985,106 number | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 986,308 number | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 981,123 number | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 980,849 number | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.03 million number | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 1.13 million number | +10.2% |
| 1996 | 1.19 million number | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 1.28 million number | +7.9% |
| 1998 | 1.38 million number | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 1.46 million number | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 1.56 million number | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 1.66 million number | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 1.83 million number | +9.8% |
| 2003 | 1.89 million number | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 2.04 million number | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 2.34 million number | +14.9% |
| 2006 | 2.41 million number | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 2.61 million number | +8.6% |
| 2008 | 2.81 million number | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 2.86 million number | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 2.99 million number | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 3.19 million number | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 3.29 million number | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 3.40 million number | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 3.60 million number | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 3.69 million number | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 3.72 million number | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 3.79 million number | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 3.82 million number | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 3.89 million number | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 635,511 number | 550,546 number | 725,266 number | 8 |
| 1980s | 880,193 number | 760,086 number | 967,034 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.14 million number | 980,849 number | 1.46 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.20 million number | 1.56 million number | 2.86 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.54 million number | 2.99 million number | 3.89 million number | 10 |
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More education data for IDA & IBRD total
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1022 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 561.46 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 28.51 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 707.69 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.0811 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in IDA & IBRD total?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in IDA & IBRD total was 3.89 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 3.89 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 550,546 number in 1972.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 2nd out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.