Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 6, 7 and 8 programmes, female in New Zealand

New Zealand: Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 6, 7 and 8 programmes, female was 6,836 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
6,836 number
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
23rd
of 71 countries
All-time high
6,836 number
in 2017
All-time low
5,839 number
in 2013
Years of data
6
2013–2018

Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 6, 7 and 8 programmes, female in New Zealand, 2013–2018

02.0k4.0k6.0k2013201520182013: 5.8k number2014: 5.9k number2015: 6.5k number2016: 6.4k number2017: 6.8k number2018: 6.8k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, teachers in tertiary education isced 6, 7 and 8 programmes, female in New Zealand stood at 6,836 number. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.1% over ten years.

That places New Zealand 23rd out of 71 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 6, 7 and 8 programmes, female in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 6, 7 and 8 programmes, female (number) in New Zealand, 2013 to 2018.
Year number Change
2013 5,839 number
2014 5,933 number +1.6%
2015 6,469 number +9.0%
2016 6,391 number -1.2%
2017 6,836 number +7.0%
2018 6,836 number +0.0%

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 20 Georgia 8,385 number
  2. 21 Azerbaijan 8,102 number compare
  3. 22 Kyrgyzstan 7,073 number compare
  4. 24 Morocco 6,420 number compare
  5. 25 Lithuania 6,415 number compare
  6. 26 Greece 5,994 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in tertiary education isced 6, 7 and 8 programmes, female in New Zealand?
Teachers in tertiary education isced 6, 7 and 8 programmes, female in New Zealand was 6,836 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in tertiary education isced 6, 7 and 8 programmes, female recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 6,836 number in 2017.
What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education isced 6, 7 and 8 programmes, female recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 5,839 number in 2013.
How does New Zealand rank for teachers in tertiary education isced 6, 7 and 8 programmes, female?
New Zealand ranks 23rd out of 71 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in tertiary education isced 6, 7 and 8 programmes, female rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this New Zealand data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 6, 7 and 8 programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 6, 7 and 8 programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
71 places, 711 data points, 1998–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of female teachers in public and private short-cycle tertiary education institutions (ISCED 6-8). 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. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/