Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, female in Spain

Spain: Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, female was 18,355 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
18,355 number
Change on year
up 5.4%
World rank
4th
of 60 countries
All-time high
18,355 number
in 2018
All-time low
13,014 number
in 2013
Years of data
11
2003–2018

Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, female in Spain, 2003–2018

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k2003201020182003: 15.0k number2005: 16.7k number2006: 16.1k number2011: 13.3k number2012: 13.8k number2013: 13.0k number2014: 15.0k number2015: 15.9k number2016: 16.7k number2017: 17.4k number2018: 18.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, female in Spain stood at 18,355 number. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, female in Spain peaked at 18,355 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 13,014 number, in 2013.

Spain ranks 4th of 60 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 15,938 number 15,001 number 16,734 number 3
2010s 15,430 number 13,014 number 18,355 number 8

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 1 Russia 162,709 number compare
  2. 2 Argentina 23,756 number compare
  3. 3 South Korea 19,769 number compare
  4. 5 Vietnam 12,777 number compare
  5. 6 Malaysia 9,063 number compare
  6. 7 Turkey 8,241 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, female in Spain?
Teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, female in Spain was 18,355 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, female recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 18,355 number in 2018.
What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, female recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 13,014 number in 2013.
How does Spain rank for teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, female?
Spain ranks 4th out of 60 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, female rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Spain 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.