Secondary education, teachers, female in OECD members
OECD members: Secondary education, teachers, female was 5.15 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers, female in OECD members, 1975–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2024, secondary education, teachers, female in OECD members stood at 5.15 million. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, female in OECD members peaked at 5.15 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.47 million, in 1975.
That places OECD members 15th out of 43 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers, female in OECD members, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 2.47 million | — |
| 1976 | 2.50 million | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 2.57 million | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 2.63 million | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 2.65 million | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 2.79 million | +5.4% |
| 1981 | 2.82 million | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 2.91 million | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 2.95 million | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 2.98 million | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 3.09 million | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 3.10 million | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 3.15 million | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 3.26 million | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 3.30 million | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 3.29 million | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 3.32 million | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 3.51 million | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 3.56 million | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 3.67 million | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 3.69 million | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 3.77 million | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 3.80 million | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 3.76 million | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 3.80 million | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 3.89 million | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 4.00 million | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 4.12 million | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 4.19 million | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 4.25 million | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 4.34 million | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 4.36 million | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 4.42 million | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 4.41 million | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 4.48 million | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 4.48 million | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 4.50 million | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 4.47 million | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 4.56 million | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 4.63 million | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 4.68 million | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 4.78 million | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 4.80 million | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 4.83 million | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 4.89 million | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 5.00 million | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 5.05 million | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 5.11 million | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 5.14 million | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 5.15 million | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.56 million | 2.47 million | 2.65 million | 5 |
| 1980s | 3.04 million | 2.79 million | 3.30 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.62 million | 3.29 million | 3.80 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.25 million | 3.89 million | 4.48 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.66 million | 4.47 million | 4.89 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.09 million | 5.00 million | 5.15 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 12 Italy 366,484 compare
- 13 Philippines 354,444 compare
- 14 Uzbekistan 289,051 compare
- 15 France 274,885 compare
- 16 Algeria 273,405 compare
- 17 Egypt 258,695 compare
- 18 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 233,866 compare
More education data for OECD members
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.28 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0045 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 6.28 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.4% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.9% (2024)
- Labor force, total 709.91 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers, female in OECD members?
- Secondary education, teachers, female in OECD members was 5.15 million in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, female recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 5.15 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, female recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.47 million in 1975.
- How does OECD members rank for secondary education, teachers, female?
- OECD members ranks 15th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers, female rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, teachers, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Secondary education, teachers, female, refers to the total number of female teachers at secondary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.