Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female was 3.84 million number in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Low & middle income, 1972–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Low & middle income recorded 3.84 million number for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Low & middle income peaked at 3.84 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 534,686 number, in 1972.
Low & middle income ranks 2nd of 43 groups on this measure, 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 in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 534,686 number | — |
| 1973 | 553,892 number | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 577,128 number | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 605,945 number | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 628,997 number | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 653,131 number | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 689,717 number | +5.6% |
| 1979 | 708,745 number | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 743,174 number | +4.9% |
| 1981 | 778,439 number | +4.7% |
| 1982 | 801,996 number | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 840,196 number | +4.8% |
| 1984 | 874,728 number | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 912,460 number | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 906,676 number | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 946,852 number | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 949,195 number | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 965,036 number | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 982,853 number | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 980,565 number | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 973,396 number | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 967,874 number | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 1.01 million number | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 1.11 million number | +9.9% |
| 1996 | 1.16 million number | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 1.25 million number | +7.6% |
| 1998 | 1.34 million number | +7.2% |
| 1999 | 1.43 million number | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 1.52 million number | +6.8% |
| 2001 | 1.62 million number | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 1.78 million number | +9.8% |
| 2003 | 1.84 million number | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 2.00 million number | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 2.33 million number | +16.3% |
| 2006 | 2.41 million number | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 2.62 million number | +8.8% |
| 2008 | 2.82 million number | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 2.87 million number | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 3.00 million number | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 3.16 million number | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 3.25 million number | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 3.34 million number | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 3.54 million number | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 3.63 million number | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 3.67 million number | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 3.74 million number | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 3.76 million number | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 3.84 million number | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 619,030 number | 534,686 number | 708,745 number | 8 |
| 1980s | 871,875 number | 743,174 number | 965,036 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.12 million number | 967,874 number | 1.43 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.18 million number | 1.52 million number | 2.87 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.49 million number | 3.00 million number | 3.84 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
- 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 Low & middle income
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 27.98 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 27.98 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.6% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4422 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Low & middle income?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Low & middle income was 3.84 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 3.84 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 534,686 number in 1972.
- How does Low & middle income rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
- Low & middle income ranks 2nd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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.