Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, female in Austria

Austria: Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, female was 5,032 number in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
5,032 number
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
12th
of 60 countries
All-time high
5,032 number
in 2017
All-time low
4,295 number
in 2013
Years of data
5
2013–2017

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

02.0k4.0k6.0k2013201520172013: 4.3k number2014: 4.6k number2015: 4.8k number2016: 4.9k number2017: 5.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, female in Austria is 5,032 number, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 17.2% over five years.

That places Austria 12th out of 60 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.

Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, female in Austria, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, female (number) in Austria, 2013 to 2017.
Year number Change
2013 4,295 number
2014 4,590 number +6.9%
2015 4,828 number +5.2%
2016 4,939 number +2.3%
2017 5,032 number +1.9%

Austria compared with similar countries

  • Austria's 5,032 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 319 number, 15.8× the median. (27 countries reporting)
  • Austria's 5,032 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,571 number, 3.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 9 Belarus 5,557 number compare
  2. 10 Kazakhstan 5,219 number compare
  3. 11 Greece 5,098 number
  4. 13 Kyrgyzstan 4,986 number compare
  5. 14 Azerbaijan 4,524 number compare
  6. 15 Myanmar 4,506 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, female in Austria?
Teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, female in Austria was 5,032 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, female recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 5,032 number in 2017.
What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, female recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 4,295 number in 2013.
How does Austria rank for teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, female?
Austria ranks 12th out of 60 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
60 places, 596 data points, 1998–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of female 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.