Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in IDA blend
IDA blend: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 37.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in IDA blend, 2003–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in IDA blend stood at 37.6%.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in IDA blend peaked at 42.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 28.8%, in 2003.
That places IDA blend 36th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in IDA blend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 28.8% | — |
| 2004 | 28.8% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 29.4% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 36.0% | +22.4% |
| 2007 | 36.2% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 39.6% | +9.3% |
| 2009 | 41.8% | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 42.8% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 41.3% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 41.6% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 38.9% | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 38.4% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 38.7% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 38.6% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 38.2% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 38.7% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 37.6% | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.4% | 28.8% | 41.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 39.5% | 37.6% | 42.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
More education data for IDA blend
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1273 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 37.9% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 86.20 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.26 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 51.87 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in IDA blend?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in IDA blend was 37.6% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 42.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.8% in 2003.
- How does IDA blend rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- IDA blend ranks 36th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.