Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in High income
High income: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 56.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in High income, 1992–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
High income recorded 56.7% for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in High income peaked at 56.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 45.5%, in 1992.
High income ranks 12th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in High income, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 45.5% | — |
| 1993 | 46.6% | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 47.3% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 47.4% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 48.0% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 49.1% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 48.4% | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 48.5% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 49.1% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 50.2% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 51.2% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 51.7% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 52.5% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 52.9% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 53.2% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 53.7% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 54.0% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 54.8% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 54.6% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 54.7% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 55.0% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 55.4% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 55.2% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 55.6% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 55.6% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 56.0% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 56.1% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 56.7% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.6% | 45.5% | 49.1% | 8 |
| 2000s | 52.3% | 49.1% | 54.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.5% | 54.6% | 56.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near High income
More education data for High income
- Population ages 0-14 15.5% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0593 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.16 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.0283 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 84.04 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 106.52 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in High income?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in High income was 56.7% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in High income?
- The highest recorded value was 56.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.5% in 1992.
- How does High income rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- High income ranks 12th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this High income data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female teachers at the upper secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the upper 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.