Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Netherlands

Netherlands: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female was 32,023 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
32,023 number
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
28th
of 159 countries
All-time high
32,023 number
in 2018
All-time low
10,446 number
in 1993
Years of data
20
1992–2018

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Netherlands, 1992–2018

10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k30.0k1992200520181992: 10.7k number1993: 10.4k number1994: 11.6k number2000: 13.6k number2001: 14.1k number2002: 14.6k number2003: 14.9k number2004: 15.3k number2005: 15.7k number2006: 16.1k number2007: 16.5k number2008: 17.8k number2009: 19.4k number2010: 20.5k number2011: 23.2k number2012: 23.8k number2015: 27.8k number2016: 29.4k number2017: 31.5k number2018: 32.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Netherlands recorded 32,023 number for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in 2018. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 79.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Netherlands peaked at 32,023 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 10,446 number, in 1993.

Netherlands ranks 28th of 159 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Netherlands, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) in Netherlands, 1992 to 2018.
Year number Change
1992 10,654 number —
1993 10,446 number -2.0%
1994 11,587 number +10.9%
2000 13,599 number +17.4%
2001 14,056 number +3.4%
2002 14,631 number +4.1%
2003 14,915 number +1.9%
2004 15,345 number +2.9%
2005 15,736 number +2.5%
2006 16,106 number +2.4%
2007 16,471 number +2.3%
2008 17,836 number +8.3%
2009 19,377 number +8.6%
2010 20,455 number +5.6%
2011 23,163 number +13.2%
2012 23,772 number +2.6%
2015 27,764 number +16.8%
2016 29,404 number +5.9%
2017 31,510 number +7.2%
2018 32,023 number +1.6%

Netherlands compared with similar countries

  • Netherlands's 32,023 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 5,994 number, 5.3× the median. (63 countries reporting)
  • Netherlands's 32,023 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10,858 number, 2.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 10,896 number 10,446 number 11,587 number 3
2000s 15,807 number 13,599 number 19,377 number 10
2010s 26,870 number 20,455 number 32,023 number 7

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 25 Saudi Arabia 35,291 number compare
  2. 26 Italy 34,647 number compare
  3. 27 Peru 32,904 number compare
  4. 29 Kazakhstan 30,133 number compare
  5. 30 Algeria 25,745 number compare
  6. 31 Austria 25,366 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Netherlands?
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Netherlands was 32,023 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 32,023 number in 2018.
What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 10,446 number in 1993.
How does Netherlands rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
Netherlands ranks 28th out of 159 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is up 79.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Netherlands 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.