Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female was 2.71 million number in 2019. β Volatile
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Upper middle income, 1979β2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Upper middle income stood at 2.71 million number. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Upper middle income peaked at 2.71 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 533,584 number, in 1979.
Upper middle income ranks 6th of 44 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 | 533,584 number | 533,584 number | 533,584 number | 1 |
| 1980s | 658,101 number | 555,830 number | 727,499 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 833,330 number | 713,870 number | 1.05 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.62 million number | 1.11 million number | 2.12 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.47 million number | 2.18 million number | 2.71 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
More education data for Upper middle income
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 19.6% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 13.41 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.7% (2024)
- Labor force, total 1.53 billion (2025)
- Labor force, female 42.8% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9927 GPI (2020)
- Human capital composite index 0.4041 standard deviations from the yearly mean (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Upper middle income?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Upper middle income was 2.71 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 2.71 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 533,584 number in 1979.
- How does Upper middle income rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
- Upper middle income ranks 6th out of 44 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Upper middle income 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.