Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Late-demographic dividend

Late-demographic dividend: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female was 2.07 million number in 2017. β–² Rising

Latest (2017)
2.07 million number
Change on year
up 1.1%
Rank
7th
of 44 groups
All-time high
2.07 million number
in 2017
All-time low
533,491 number
in 1981
Years of data
37
1981–2017

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Late-demographic dividend, 1981–2017

500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M1981199920171981: 533.5k number1982: 550.6k number1983: 570.9k number1984: 590.0k number1985: 610.2k number1986: 594.8k number1987: 617.0k number1988: 618.5k number1989: 621.6k number1990: 633.4k number1991: 618.8k number1992: 607.9k number1993: 593.4k number1994: 609.4k number1995: 679.2k number1996: 686.5k number1997: 735.4k number1998: 767.8k number1999: 810.4k number2000: 861.3k number2001: 932.9k number2002: 1.0M number2003: 1.1M number2004: 1.1M number2005: 1.4M number2006: 1.4M number2007: 1.5M number2008: 1.6M number2009: 1.6M number2010: 1.7M number2011: 1.7M number2012: 1.7M number2013: 1.8M number2014: 2.0M number2015: 2.1M number2016: 2.0M number2017: 2.1M number

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 44 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 4 Russian Federation 334,105 number compare
  2. 5 Brazil 206,040 number compare
  3. 6 Germany 165,510 number compare
  4. 7 Indonesia 127,524 number compare
  5. 8 Japan 91,524 number compare
  6. 9 Iran, Islamic Republic of 86,550 number compare
  7. 10 Canada 82,315 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 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 44 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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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
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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.