Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 53.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Early-demographic dividend, 1993–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Early-demographic dividend stood at 53.0%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 53.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 44.5%, in 1993.
That places Early-demographic dividend 27th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 44.5% | — |
| 1994 | 44.5% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 44.9% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 44.8% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 44.8% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 45.9% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 46.1% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 45.9% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 45.4% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 45.8% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 46.2% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 46.4% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 46.5% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 47.1% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 47.5% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 48.1% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 48.5% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 48.6% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 50.5% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 50.6% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 50.7% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 50.6% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 50.8% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 51.1% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 52.2% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 52.5% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 53.0% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.1% | 44.5% | 46.1% | 7 |
| 2000s | 46.7% | 45.4% | 48.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.1% | 48.6% | 53.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
More education data for Early-demographic dividend
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1027 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 364.78 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13.97 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 26.9% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 320.06 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 66.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Early-demographic dividend?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Early-demographic dividend was 53.0% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 53.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.5% in 1993.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 27th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend 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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Number of female teachers at the lower secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the lower secondary level in a given school year. 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.