Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) (Teachers) in OECD members
OECD members: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) (Teachers) was 2.02 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in OECD members, 1974–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in OECD members is 2.02 million number, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in OECD members peaked at 2.05 million number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 404,224 number, in 1974.
That places OECD members 8th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) (Teachers) in OECD members, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 404,224 number | — |
| 1975 | 419,866 number | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 450,641 number | +7.3% |
| 1977 | 470,775 number | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 493,445 number | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 497,518 number | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 521,346 number | +4.8% |
| 1981 | 540,784 number | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 559,226 number | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 571,113 number | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 587,024 number | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 597,513 number | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 607,424 number | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 623,822 number | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 679,563 number | +8.9% |
| 1989 | 708,726 number | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 742,796 number | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 764,247 number | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 782,530 number | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 800,081 number | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 947,223 number | +18.4% |
| 1995 | 965,619 number | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 942,011 number | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 980,150 number | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 1.04 million number | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 1.10 million number | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 1.15 million number | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 1.20 million number | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 1.26 million number | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 1.33 million number | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 1.40 million number | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 1.46 million number | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 1.54 million number | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 1.59 million number | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 1.68 million number | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 1.75 million number | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 1.81 million number | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 1.84 million number | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 1.88 million number | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 1.92 million number | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 1.96 million number | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 1.99 million number | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 2.01 million number | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 2.03 million number | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 2.05 million number | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 2.02 million number | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 456,078 number | 404,224 number | 497,518 number | 6 |
| 1980s | 599,654 number | 521,346 number | 708,726 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 907,056 number | 742,796 number | 1.10 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.44 million number | 1.15 million number | 1.75 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.95 million number | 1.81 million number | 2.05 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More education data for OECD members
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.2049 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91.38 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 116.41 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.28 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0654 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.0833 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in OECD members?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in OECD members was 2.02 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 2.05 million number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 404,224 number in 1974.
- How does OECD members rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
- OECD members ranks 8th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members 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.