Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in UNICEF: North America
UNICEF: North America: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 66.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
66.9%
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
39th
of 213 groups
All-time high
68.0%
in 2006
All-time low
60.7%
in 2000
Years of data
33
1992–2024
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in UNICEF: North America, 1992–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in UNICEF: North America stood at 66.9%.
That represents a change of up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in UNICEF: North America peaked at 68.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 60.7%, in 2000.
That places UNICEF: North America 39th out of 213 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in UNICEF: North America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 60.9% | — |
| 1993 | 60.8% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 60.8% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 60.9% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 60.8% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 60.8% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 60.8% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 60.7% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 60.7% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 62.8% | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 65.0% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 66.5% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 68.0% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 68.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 68.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 66.2% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 64.4% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 65.7% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 66.0% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 66.2% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 66.5% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 66.8% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 66.8% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 66.8% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 67.1% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 67.1% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 67.1% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 66.8% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 66.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 66.9% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 66.9% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 66.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 66.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.8% | 60.7% | 60.9% | 8 |
| 2000s | 65.5% | 60.7% | 68.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.7% | 66.0% | 67.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.9% | 66.8% | 66.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: North America
More education data for UNICEF: North America
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.12 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.2592 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3043 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3047 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -3.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -3.89 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in UNICEF: North America?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in UNICEF: North America was 66.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in UNICEF: North America?
- The highest recorded value was 68.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in UNICEF: North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.7% in 2000.
- How does UNICEF: North America rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- UNICEF: North America ranks 39th out of 213 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in UNICEF: North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: North America data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release