Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female 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 43 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.
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 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
- 1 United States of America 783,887 number compare
- 2 China 724,970 number compare
- 3 India 597,016 number compare
- 4 Russian Federation 334,105 number compare
- 5 Brazil 206,040 number compare
More education data for IDA & IBRD total
- Population ages 0-14 26.0% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 28.51 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 28.51 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0041 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.1% (2024)
- Labor force, female 39.3% (2025)
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 43 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.