Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) (Teachers) in Late-demographic dividend
Late-demographic dividend: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) (Teachers) was 2.07 million number in 2017. ▲ Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Late-demographic dividend, 1981–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2017, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Late-demographic dividend stood at 2.07 million number. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 34.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 2.07 million number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 533,491 number, in 1981.
That places Late-demographic dividend 7th out of 45 groups with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) (Teachers) in Late-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 533,491 number | — |
| 1982 | 550,562 number | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 570,910 number | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 590,039 number | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 610,181 number | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 594,848 number | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 616,974 number | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 618,472 number | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 621,617 number | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 633,416 number | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 618,809 number | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 607,877 number | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 593,362 number | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 609,422 number | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 679,242 number | +11.5% |
| 1996 | 686,511 number | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 735,391 number | +7.1% |
| 1998 | 767,777 number | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 810,360 number | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 861,304 number | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 932,855 number | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 1.04 million number | +11.7% |
| 2003 | 1.09 million number | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 1.13 million number | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 1.40 million number | +23.7% |
| 2006 | 1.42 million number | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 1.54 million number | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 1.64 million number | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 1.64 million number | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.68 million number | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 1.71 million number | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 1.71 million number | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.83 million number | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 2.03 million number | +10.9% |
| 2015 | 2.06 million number | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 2.05 million number | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 2.07 million number | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 589,677 number | 533,491 number | 621,617 number | 9 |
| 1990s | 674,217 number | 593,362 number | 810,360 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.27 million number | 861,304 number | 1.64 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.89 million number | 1.68 million number | 2.07 million number | 8 |
Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend
More education data for Late-demographic dividend
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 177.18 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.9% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.38 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 173.78 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.3036 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0746 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.0761 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Late-demographic dividend?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Late-demographic dividend was 2.07 million number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 2.07 million number in 2017.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 533,491 number in 1981.
- How does Late-demographic dividend rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 7th out of 45 groups with data for 2017.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Late-demographic dividend 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.