Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in North America
North America: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 58.9% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in North America, 1992–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
North America recorded 58.9% for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in 2018.
That represents a change of up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in North America peaked at 58.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 49.4%, in 1992.
That places North America 9th out of 45 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in North America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 49.4% | — |
| 1993 | 52.3% | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 52.3% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 52.3% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 52.3% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 52.3% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 52.4% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 52.3% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 52.3% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 52.3% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 56.5% | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 56.4% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 57.1% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 57.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 57.1% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 57.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 57.1% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 57.7% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 57.7% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 57.7% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 58.2% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 58.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 58.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 58.2% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 58.6% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 58.9% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 58.9% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.0% | 49.4% | 52.4% | 8 |
| 2000s | 56.1% | 52.3% | 57.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.3% | 57.7% | 58.9% | 9 |
Countries ranked near North America
- 6 Belarus 76.0% compare
- 7 Canada 75.0% compare
- 8 Republic of Moldova 74.1% compare
- 9 Puerto Rico 73.5% compare
- 10 Antigua and Barbuda 72.9% compare
- 11 Dominica 72.8% compare
- 12 Slovakia 72.0% compare
More education data for North America
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 26.20 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.2703 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0687 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.04 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 16.9% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 28.14 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in North America?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in North America was 58.9% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 58.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.4% in 1992.
- How does North America rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- North America ranks 9th out of 45 groups with data for 2018.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North America 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.