Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, female in Russia

Russia: Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, female was 162,709 number in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
162,709 number
Change on year
up 10.0%
World rank
1st
of 60 countries
All-time high
162,709 number
in 2017
All-time low
75,540 number
in 2012
Years of data
6
2006–2017

Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, female in Russia, 2006–2017

050.0k100.0k150.0k2006201120172006: 130.5k number2012: 75.5k number2013: 140.9k number2015: 139.7k number2016: 147.9k number2017: 162.7k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Russia recorded 162,709 number for teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, female in 2017. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.0% on the previous year and up 24.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, female in Russia peaked at 162,709 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 75,540 number, in 2012.

Russia ranks 1st of 60 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, female (number) in Russia, 2006 to 2017.
Year number Change
2006 130,451 number
2012 75,540 number -42.1%
2013 140,870 number +86.5%
2015 139,718 number -0.8%
2016 147,908 number +5.9%
2017 162,709 number +10.0%

Russia compared with similar countries

  • Russia's 162,709 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 319 number, 510.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
  • Russia's 162,709 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,571 number, 103.6× the median. (24 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 130,451 number 130,451 number 130,451 number 1
2010s 133,349 number 75,540 number 162,709 number 5

Countries ranked near Russia

  1. 2 Argentina 23,756 number
  2. 3 South Korea 19,769 number compare
  3. 4 Spain 18,355 number compare

See the full ranking of 60 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, female in Russia?
Teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, female in Russia was 162,709 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, female recorded in Russia?
The highest recorded value was 162,709 number in 2017.
What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, female recorded in Russia?
The lowest recorded value was 75,540 number in 2012.
How does Russia rank for teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, female?
Russia ranks 1st out of 60 countries with data for 2017.
Is teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, female rising or falling in Russia?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Russia 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.