Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Netherlands
Netherlands: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female was 32,023 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Netherlands, 1992–2018
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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More education data for Netherlands
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 104.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 98,851 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.43 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.9% (2023)
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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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.