Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in United States
United States: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female was 783,887 number in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in United States, 1975–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2017, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in United States stood at 783,887 number. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 1.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in United States peaked at 783,887 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 160,000 number, in 1975.
United States ranks 1st 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 | 160,000 number | 160,000 number | 160,000 number | 1 |
| 1980s | 263,000 number | 263,000 number | 263,000 number | 1 |
| 1990s | 324,107 number | 290,000 number | 354,351 number | 6 |
| 2010s | 778,854 number | 776,337 number | 783,887 number | 3 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 2 China (People’s Republic of) 724,970 number compare
- 3 India 597,016 number compare
- 4 Russian Federation 334,105 number compare
More education data for United States
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.78 million (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.0% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0053 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in United States?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in United States was 783,887 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 783,887 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 160,000 number in 1975.
- How does United States rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
- United States ranks 1st out of 159 countries with data for 2017.
- Where does this United States 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.