How does Austria rank for teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, both sexes?

Austria ranks 14th out of 65 countries with data for 2017.

Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in Austria

Name: Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in Austria
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Austria: Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes was 9,671 number in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)

9,671 number

Change on year

up 1.2%

World rank

14th

of 65 countries

All-time high

9,671 number

in 2017

All-time low

8,079 number

in 2013

Years of data

2013–2017

Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in Austria, 2013–2017

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Austria recorded 9,671 number for teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, both sexes in 2017. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 19.7% over five years.

That places Austria 14th out of 65 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.

Countries ranked near Austria

11 Mexico 13,623 number compare
12 Greece 13,220 number compare
13 Morocco 12,020 number compare
15 Belarus 7,209 number compare
16 Kazakhstan 7,179 number compare
16 Kyrgyzstan 7,179 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, both sexes in Austria?: Teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, both sexes in Austria was 9,671 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in Austria?: The highest recorded value was 9,671 number in 2017.
What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in Austria?: The lowest recorded value was 8,079 number in 2013.
How does Austria rank for teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, both sexes?: Austria ranks 14th out of 65 countries with data for 2017.
Where does this Austria data come from?: The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 65 places, 654 data points, 1998–2019
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total number of teachers in public and private short-cycle tertiary education institutions (ISCED 5). 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.