Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 57.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Upper middle income, 1994–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Upper middle income stood at 57.2%.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Upper middle income peaked at 58.8% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 48.1%, in 1994.
That places Upper middle income 10th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 48.1% | — |
| 1995 | 48.6% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 49.9% | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 50.9% | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 53.7% | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 58.8% | +9.5% |
| 2000 | 54.1% | -8.0% |
| 2001 | 54.4% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 53.6% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 52.9% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 53.2% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 53.6% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 52.4% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 51.8% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 52.0% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 52.7% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 53.4% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 54.1% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 54.4% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 54.5% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 54.8% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 55.0% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 55.4% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 56.3% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 56.9% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 57.2% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.7% | 48.1% | 58.8% | 6 |
| 2000s | 53.1% | 51.8% | 54.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.2% | 53.4% | 57.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 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
- 13 Romania 71.4% compare
More education data for Upper middle income
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0774 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 237.35 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5256 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 233.28 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 19.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Upper middle income?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Upper middle income was 57.2% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 58.8% in 1999.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.1% in 1994.
- How does Upper middle income rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- Upper middle income ranks 10th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper middle 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.