Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Least developed countries: UN classification
Least developed countries: UN classification: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female was 92,514 number in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Least developed countries: UN classification, 1972–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Least developed countries: UN classification stood at 92,514 number. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.1% on the previous year and up 94.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Least developed countries: UN classification peaked at 92,514 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6,524 number, in 1972.
Least developed countries: UN classification ranks 37th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 | 7,260 number | 6,524 number | 8,392 number | 8 |
| 1980s | 11,099 number | 8,412 number | 13,855 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 15,660 number | 13,236 number | 19,418 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 31,825 number | 21,615 number | 47,559 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 76,567 number | 54,379 number | 92,514 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries: UN classification
More education data for Least developed countries: UN classification
- Population ages 15-64 57.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 4.43 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.0% (2024)
- Labor force, female 42.3% (2025)
- Labor force, total 450.68 million (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9545 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 46.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Least developed countries: UN classification was 92,514 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- The highest recorded value was 92,514 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,524 number in 1972.
- How does Least developed countries: UN classification rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
- Least developed countries: UN classification ranks 37th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female rising or falling in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- Over the last ten years it is up 94.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Least developed countries: UN classification 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.