Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Spain
Spain: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female was 75,384 number in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Spain, 1973–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Spain recorded 75,384 number for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in 2018. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 35.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Spain peaked at 75,384 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3,849 number, in 1973.
Spain ranks 13th of 159 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5,774 number | 3,849 number | 7,448 number | 7 |
| 1980s | 11,915 number | 8,465 number | 16,141 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 25,005 number | 17,146 number | 37,999 number | 8 |
| 2000s | 52,361 number | 38,533 number | 58,924 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 66,181 number | 61,022 number | 75,384 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 10 Canada 82,315 number compare
- 11 South Korea 78,533 number compare
- 12 Philippines 78,439 number compare
- 14 United Kingdom 73,274 number compare
- 15 Turkey 70,235 number compare
- 16 Argentina 69,099 number compare
More education data for Spain
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 12.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 248,253 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.22 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Spain?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Spain was 75,384 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 75,384 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,849 number in 1973.
- How does Spain rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
- Spain ranks 13th out of 159 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Spain 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.