Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in World
World: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 57.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in World, 1994–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in World stood at 57.0%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in World peaked at 57.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 52.7%, in 1994.
World ranks 22nd of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 52.7% | — |
| 1995 | 52.9% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 53.1% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 53.5% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 54.1% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 53.9% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 54.0% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 54.4% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 54.8% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 55.3% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 55.2% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 55.2% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 54.8% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 54.3% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 54.3% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 54.5% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 54.7% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 55.3% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 55.5% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 55.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 55.5% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 55.8% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 55.9% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 56.5% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 56.8% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 57.0% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.4% | 52.7% | 54.1% | 6 |
| 2000s | 54.7% | 54.0% | 55.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.8% | 54.7% | 57.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near World
More education data for World
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 651.68 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 780.85 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0959 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 34.10 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in World?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in World was 57.0% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 57.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.7% in 1994.
- How does World rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- World ranks 22nd out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.