Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in OECD members
OECD members: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 54.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in OECD members, 1992–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
OECD members recorded 54.8% 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 0.8% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in OECD members peaked at 54.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 44.5%, in 1992.
That places OECD members 15th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 OECD members, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 44.5% | — |
| 1993 | 45.6% | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 46.3% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 46.4% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 47.0% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 48.1% | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 47.4% | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 47.5% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 47.9% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 48.7% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 49.8% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 50.2% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 50.9% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 51.3% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 51.5% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 52.0% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 52.1% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 52.8% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 52.6% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 52.6% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 52.8% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 53.2% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 53.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 53.5% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 53.8% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 54.2% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 54.4% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 54.8% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.6% | 44.5% | 48.1% | 8 |
| 2000s | 50.7% | 47.9% | 52.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.5% | 52.6% | 54.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More education data for OECD members
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0654 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.2049 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91.38 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.28 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 116.41 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 16.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in OECD members?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in OECD members was 54.8% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 54.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.5% in 1992.
- How does OECD members rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- OECD members ranks 15th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members 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.