IDA total vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Teachers in lower secondary education, female

IDA total
1.40 million number
in 2019
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
94,783 number
in 2018
IDA total rank
21st
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
18th

Teachers in lower secondary education, female over time

  • IDA total
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

IDA total currently reports 1.40 million number against 94,783 number in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 1.31 million number.

That makes IDA total's figure about 14.8 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, IDA total has been ahead every year.

IDA total ranks 21st and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 18th of 45 groups.

IDA total has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade IDA total United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1990s 575,084 number 78,762 number 496,321 number IDA total
2000s 703,909 number 88,819 number 615,090 number IDA total
2010s 1.27 million number 95,213 number 1.17 million number IDA total

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in lower secondary education, female, IDA total or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
IDA total, at 1.40 million number against 94,783 number in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in lower secondary education, female between IDA total and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
1.31 million number, with IDA total ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
16 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2018.
How do IDA total and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
IDA total ranks 21st and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 18th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 2,960 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). 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.