Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Late-demographic dividend

Late-demographic dividend: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 62.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
62.7%
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
11th
of 45 groups
All-time high
62.7%
in 2019
All-time low
55.2%
in 1994
Years of data
26
1994–2019

Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Late-demographic dividend, 1994–2019

02040601994200620191994: 55.2 %1995: 55.4 %1996: 55.7 %1997: 56.2 %1998: 56.9 %1999: 56.4 %2000: 56.8 %2001: 58.2 %2002: 58.3 %2003: 59.3 %2004: 59 %2005: 59.4 %2006: 58.1 %2007: 57.2 %2008: 57.5 %2009: 57.8 %2010: 58.2 %2011: 58.4 %2012: 58.7 %2013: 59.2 %2014: 59.8 %2015: 60.5 %2016: 61 %2017: 61.6 %2018: 62.1 %2019: 62.7 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Late-demographic dividend recorded 62.7% for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 62.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 55.2%, in 1994.

That places Late-demographic dividend 11th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Late-demographic dividend, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female (%) in Late-demographic dividend, 1994 to 2019.
Year % Change
1994 55.2%
1995 55.4% +0.5%
1996 55.7% +0.6%
1997 56.2% +0.8%
1998 56.9% +1.2%
1999 56.4% -0.9%
2000 56.8% +0.8%
2001 58.2% +2.3%
2002 58.3% +0.2%
2003 59.3% +1.8%
2004 59.0% -0.6%
2005 59.4% +0.7%
2006 58.1% -2.1%
2007 57.2% -1.5%
2008 57.5% +0.5%
2009 57.8% +0.6%
2010 58.2% +0.6%
2011 58.4% +0.4%
2012 58.7% +0.5%
2013 59.2% +0.9%
2014 59.8% +1.0%
2015 60.5% +1.2%
2016 61.0% +0.8%
2017 61.6% +0.9%
2018 62.1% +0.9%
2019 62.7% +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 56.0% 55.2% 56.9% 6
2000s 58.2% 56.8% 59.4% 10
2010s 60.2% 58.2% 62.7% 10

Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend

  1. 8 Bulgaria 80.1% compare
  2. 9 Slovenia 79.3% compare
  3. 10 Suriname 79.0% compare
  4. 11 Israel 78.7% compare
  5. 12 Bahamas 77.6% compare
  6. 12 San Marino 77.6% compare
  7. 14 Italy 77.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Late-demographic dividend?
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Late-demographic dividend was 62.7% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 62.7% in 2019.
What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 55.2% in 1994.
How does Late-demographic dividend rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
Late-demographic dividend ranks 11th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Late-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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Indicator
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 2,960 data points, 1970–2020
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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.