Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) (Teachers) in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) (Teachers) was 1.79 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Post-demographic dividend, 1974–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Post-demographic dividend recorded 1.79 million number for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in 2019.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 1.82 million number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 431,857 number, in 1974.
Post-demographic dividend ranks 10th of 45 groups on this measure, 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 Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 431,857 number | — |
| 1975 | 443,799 number | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 468,327 number | +5.5% |
| 1977 | 488,137 number | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 505,285 number | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 514,655 number | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 531,994 number | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 551,363 number | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 567,070 number | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 580,348 number | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 593,193 number | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 602,641 number | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 610,532 number | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 624,717 number | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 677,452 number | +8.4% |
| 1989 | 702,070 number | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 733,510 number | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 752,135 number | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 765,496 number | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 775,903 number | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 915,032 number | +17.9% |
| 1995 | 930,082 number | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 897,815 number | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 925,805 number | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 970,535 number | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 1.02 million number | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 1.07 million number | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 1.11 million number | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 1.17 million number | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 1.24 million number | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 1.33 million number | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 1.41 million number | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 1.50 million number | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 1.54 million number | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 1.62 million number | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 1.66 million number | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 1.72 million number | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 1.71 million number | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.75 million number | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 1.77 million number | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 1.80 million number | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 1.80 million number | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.79 million number | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.81 million number | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.82 million number | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.79 million number | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 475,343 number | 431,857 number | 514,655 number | 6 |
| 1980s | 604,138 number | 531,994 number | 702,070 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 868,508 number | 733,510 number | 1.02 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.37 million number | 1.07 million number | 1.66 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.78 million number | 1.71 million number | 1.82 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
More education data for Post-demographic dividend
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.5377 % change on previous year (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 63.8% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0589 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 84.27 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.08 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 66.45 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.0747 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Post-demographic dividend?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Post-demographic dividend was 1.79 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 1.82 million number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 431,857 number in 1974.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 10th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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.