Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Post-demographic dividend

Post-demographic dividend: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female was 1.79 million number in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
1.79 million number
Change on year
down 1.6%
Rank
10th
of 44 groups
All-time high
1.82 million number
in 2018
All-time low
431,857 number
in 1974
Years of data
46
1974–2019

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Post-demographic dividend, 1974–2019

500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M197419962019

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 44 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 7 Indonesia 127,524 number compare
  2. 8 Japan 91,524 number compare
  3. 9 Iran 86,550 number compare
  4. 10 Canada 82,315 number compare
  5. 11 Korea 78,533 number compare
  6. 12 Philippines 78,439 number compare
  7. 13 Spain 75,384 number compare

See the full ranking of 204 places β†’

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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 44 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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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.