Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) (Teachers) in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) (Teachers) was 3,752 number in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in United Arab Emirates, 1978–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in United Arab Emirates is 3,752 number, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 8.2% on the previous year and up 146.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in United Arab Emirates peaked at 3,752 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2 number, in 1979.
United Arab Emirates ranks 82nd of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) (Teachers) in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 6 number | — |
| 1979 | 2 number | -66.7% |
| 1981 | 20 number | +900.0% |
| 1984 | 27 number | +35.0% |
| 1985 | 43 number | +59.3% |
| 1986 | 47 number | +9.3% |
| 1987 | 35 number | -25.5% |
| 1988 | 47 number | +34.3% |
| 1989 | 44 number | -6.4% |
| 1990 | 58 number | +31.8% |
| 1991 | 115 number | +98.3% |
| 1992 | 155 number | +34.8% |
| 2009 | 1,522 number | +881.9% |
| 2011 | 1,713 number | +12.5% |
| 2012 | 1,982 number | +15.7% |
| 2013 | 2,351 number | +18.6% |
| 2014 | 2,613 number | +11.1% |
| 2015 | 3,025 number | +15.8% |
| 2016 | 3,467 number | +14.6% |
| 2017 | 3,752 number | +8.2% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 3,752 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 5,994 number, 63% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 3,752 number is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2,821 number, 1.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) (Teachers) in United Arab Emirates changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +900.0% | 2 number | 20 number |
| 2009 | +881.9% | 155 number | 1,522 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4 number | 2 number | 6 number | 2 |
| 1980s | 37.57 number | 20 number | 47 number | 7 |
| 1990s | 109.33 number | 58 number | 155 number | 3 |
| 2000s | 1,522 number | 1,522 number | 1,522 number | 1 |
| 2010s | 2,700 number | 1,713 number | 3,752 number | 7 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
More education data for United Arab Emirates
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.88 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 100 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 106,178 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 305 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 119,159 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 125,307 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 894,302 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 586,477 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 5.74 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in United Arab Emirates?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in United Arab Emirates was 3,752 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 3,752 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 number in 1979.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 82nd out of 159 countries with data for 2017.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 146.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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.