Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 65.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Post-demographic dividend, 1992–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Post-demographic dividend is 65.2%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 65.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 59.9%, in 1994.
That places Post-demographic dividend 9th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 60.0% | — |
| 1993 | 59.9% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 59.9% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 60.3% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 61.1% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 61.9% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 61.6% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 61.5% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 61.7% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 62.0% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 63.1% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 63.4% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 64.2% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 64.3% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 64.4% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 64.5% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 63.5% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 63.9% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 64.1% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 64.2% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 64.6% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 64.9% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 65.1% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 65.2% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 65.2% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 65.1% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 65.1% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 65.2% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.8% | 59.9% | 61.9% | 8 |
| 2000s | 63.5% | 61.7% | 64.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.9% | 64.1% | 65.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
More education data for Post-demographic dividend
- Population ages 15-64 63.8% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0589 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.5377 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 66.45 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.8% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 84.27 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.08 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Post-demographic dividend?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Post-demographic dividend was 65.2% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 65.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.9% in 1994.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 9th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Post-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.