Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Lower middle income

Lower middle income: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female was 1.09 million number in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
1.09 million number
Change on year
up 2.3%
Rank
16th
of 45 groups
All-time high
1.09 million number
in 2019
All-time low
113,987 number
in 1971
Years of data
49
1971–2019

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Lower middle income, 1971–2019

200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M197119952019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Lower middle income stood at 1.09 million number. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 51.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Lower middle income peaked at 1.09 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 113,987 number, in 1971.

Lower middle income ranks 16th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 133,548 number 113,987 number 154,346 number 9
1980s 189,954 number 167,127 number 209,252 number 10
1990s 261,831 number 207,588 number 358,103 number 10
2000s 527,242 number 386,996 number 714,843 number 10
2010s 981,773 number 778,123 number 1.09 million number 10

Countries ranked near Lower middle income

  1. 13 Spain 75,384 number compare
  2. 14 United Kingdom 73,274 number compare
  3. 15 Turkey 70,235 number compare
  4. 16 Argentina 69,099 number compare
  5. 17 Colombia 62,087 number compare
  6. 18 Thailand 55,343 number compare
  7. 19 Vietnam 45,467 number compare

See the full ranking of 204 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Lower middle income?
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Lower middle income was 1.09 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Lower middle income?
The highest recorded value was 1.09 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Lower middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 113,987 number in 1971.
How does Lower middle income rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
Lower middle income ranks 16th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female rising or falling in Lower middle income?
Over the last ten years it is up 51.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Lower 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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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
Last refreshed

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.