Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Low income

Low income: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female was 48,480 number in 2016. β–² Rising

Latest (2016)
48,480 number
Change on year
up 2.9%
Rank
40th
of 44 groups
All-time high
48,480 number
in 2016
All-time low
22,414 number
in 1999
Years of data
22
1995–2016

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Low income, 1995–2016

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k1995200520161995: 24.4k number1996: 23.3k number1997: 22.5k number1998: 22.6k number1999: 22.4k number2000: 23.9k number2001: 25.5k number2002: 27.0k number2003: 28.1k number2004: 30.3k number2005: 32.0k number2006: 34.1k number2007: 35.1k number2008: 36.8k number2009: 39.3k number2010: 41.4k number2011: 43.0k number2012: 44.5k number2013: 46.1k number2014: 47.1k number2015: 47.1k number2016: 48.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Low income recorded 48,480 number for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in 2016. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 42.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Low income peaked at 48,480 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 22,414 number, in 1999.

Low income ranks 40th of 44 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 23,023 number 22,414 number 24,350 number 5
2000s 31,223 number 23,933 number 39,328 number 10
2010s 45,382 number 41,419 number 48,480 number 7

Countries ranked near Low income

  1. 37 Sweden 16,009 number compare
  2. 38 Norway 15,749 number compare
  3. 39 Ecuador 15,396 number compare
  4. 40 Portugal 15,320 number compare
  5. 41 Belgium 15,154 number compare
  6. 42 Romania 13,469 number compare
  7. 43 Switzerland 12,917 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 Low income?
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Low income was 48,480 number in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Low income?
The highest recorded value was 48,480 number in 2016.
What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Low income?
The lowest recorded value was 22,414 number in 1999.
How does Low income rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
Low income ranks 40th out of 44 groups with data for 2016.
Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female rising or falling in Low income?
Over the last ten years it is up 42.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Low 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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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.