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

Türkiye: Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 6, 7 and 8 programmes, female was 61,994 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
61,994 number
Change on year
up 5.0%
World rank
4th
of 71 countries
All-time high
61,994 number
in 2018
All-time low
41,797 number
in 2011
Years of data
7
2011–2018

Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 6, 7 and 8 programmes, female in Türkiye, 2011–2018

020.0k40.0k60.0k2011201420182011: 41.8k number2012: 44.5k number2013: 49.2k number2014: 54.4k number2015: 57.2k number2017: 59.1k number2018: 62.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in tertiary education isced 6, 7 and 8 programmes, female in Türkiye is 61,994 number, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and up 48.3% over ten years.

Türkiye ranks 4th of 71 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Countries ranked near Türkiye

  1. 1 India 597,016 number compare
  2. 2 Brazil 205,875 number compare
  3. 3 Germany 165,492 number compare
  4. 5 Korea 58,764 number compare
  5. 6 Spain 57,029 number compare
  6. 7 Poland 42,788 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in tertiary education isced 6, 7 and 8 programmes, female in Türkiye?
Teachers in tertiary education isced 6, 7 and 8 programmes, female in Türkiye was 61,994 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 Türkiye?
The highest recorded value was 61,994 number in 2018.
What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education isced 6, 7 and 8 programmes, female recorded in Türkiye?
The lowest recorded value was 41,797 number in 2011.
How does Türkiye rank for teachers in tertiary education isced 6, 7 and 8 programmes, female?
Türkiye ranks 4th out of 71 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in tertiary education isced 6, 7 and 8 programmes, female rising or falling in Türkiye?
Over the last ten years it is up 48.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Türkiye 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/