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
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Lower middle income, 1971–2019
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.
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 113,987 number | — |
| 1972 | 118,512 number | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 124,219 number | +4.8% |
| 1974 | 128,985 number | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 132,864 number | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 136,100 number | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 142,860 number | +5.0% |
| 1978 | 150,055 number | +5.0% |
| 1979 | 154,346 number | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 167,127 number | +8.3% |
| 1981 | 175,051 number | +4.7% |
| 1982 | 174,150 number | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 183,543 number | +5.4% |
| 1984 | 188,252 number | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 195,126 number | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 199,048 number | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 205,560 number | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 202,435 number | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 209,252 number | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 207,588 number | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 213,650 number | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 218,528 number | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 226,837 number | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 237,651 number | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 250,026 number | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 276,620 number | +10.6% |
| 1997 | 297,319 number | +7.5% |
| 1998 | 331,986 number | +11.7% |
| 1999 | 358,103 number | +7.9% |
| 2000 | 386,996 number | +8.1% |
| 2001 | 400,484 number | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 422,855 number | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 438,764 number | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 515,710 number | +17.5% |
| 2005 | 531,303 number | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 565,153 number | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 618,586 number | +9.5% |
| 2008 | 677,727 number | +9.6% |
| 2009 | 714,843 number | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 778,123 number | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 911,515 number | +17.1% |
| 2012 | 969,400 number | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 987,661 number | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 971,339 number | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 1.01 million number | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 1.01 million number | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.04 million number | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 1.06 million number | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 1.09 million number | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More education data for Lower middle income
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 265.94 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 11.30 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1181 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 343.48 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 29.5% (2025)
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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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.