Secondary education, teachers in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Secondary education, teachers was 52.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers in Early-demographic dividend, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, teachers in Early-demographic dividend is 52.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 52.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 29.5%, in 1970.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 25th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 29.5% | — |
| 1971 | 34.0% | +15.1% |
| 1972 | 34.3% | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 34.2% | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 30.4% | -11.0% |
| 1975 | 34.9% | +14.6% |
| 1976 | 35.3% | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 35.6% | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 35.6% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 32.8% | -7.8% |
| 1980 | 35.8% | +9.1% |
| 1981 | 35.7% | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 36.2% | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 36.2% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 36.8% | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 35.9% | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 37.6% | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 38.3% | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 38.8% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 39.1% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 38.5% | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 39.0% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 39.5% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 40.1% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 40.3% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 40.7% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 41.1% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 41.2% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 41.5% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 42.2% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 42.1% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 41.6% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 42.0% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 42.4% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 42.4% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 42.9% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 43.7% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 44.6% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 44.9% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 45.5% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 45.8% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 47.0% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 47.0% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 48.7% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 48.2% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 48.3% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 48.1% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 49.3% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 49.5% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 50.2% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 50.6% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 51.1% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 51.6% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 52.2% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 52.9% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33.7% | 29.5% | 35.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 37.0% | 35.7% | 39.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.4% | 38.5% | 42.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.2% | 41.6% | 45.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.2% | 45.8% | 50.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.7% | 50.6% | 52.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
- 22 Slovenia 74.0% compare
- 23 Antigua and Barbuda 74.0% compare
- 24 Saint Kitts and Nevis 73.8% compare
- 25 Romania 73.6% compare
- 26 Sri Lanka 72.8% compare
- 27 Israel 72.5% compare
- 28 Trinidad and Tobago 72.4% compare
More education data for Early-demographic dividend
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13.97 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 66.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.9% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 105.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 13.97 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 105.0% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 106.2% (2024)
- Labor force, total 1.49 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers in Early-demographic dividend?
- Secondary education, teachers in Early-demographic dividend was 52.9% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 52.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.5% in 1970.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for secondary education, teachers?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 25th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend 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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Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.