Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 52.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Lower middle income, 1993–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Lower middle income stood at 52.0%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Lower middle income peaked at 52.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 45.5%, in 1993.
That places Lower middle income 29th 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 Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 45.5% | — |
| 1994 | 46.2% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 46.4% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 46.5% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 46.7% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 47.9% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 47.7% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 47.2% | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 47.9% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 47.6% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 47.5% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 47.8% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 47.4% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 47.7% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 47.5% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 48.0% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 48.5% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 48.9% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 50.1% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 50.0% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 50.3% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 49.8% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 50.2% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 50.7% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 51.1% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 51.3% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 52.0% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.7% | 45.5% | 47.9% | 7 |
| 2000s | 47.7% | 47.2% | 48.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.4% | 48.9% | 52.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More education data for Lower middle income
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 11.30 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1181 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 343.48 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 265.94 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 29.5% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Lower middle income?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Lower middle income was 52.0% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 52.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.5% in 1993.
- How does Lower middle income rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- Lower middle income ranks 29th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower middle income 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.