Secondary education, teachers in High income
High income: Secondary education, teachers was 64.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers in High income, 1978–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, teachers in High income is 64.4%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in High income peaked at 64.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 55.9%, in 1981.
High income ranks 6th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers in High income, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 56.6% | — |
| 1979 | 57.6% | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 57.0% | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 55.9% | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 57.0% | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 57.0% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 57.1% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 57.2% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 56.5% | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 56.7% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 56.8% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 57.0% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 57.2% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 57.5% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 57.6% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 57.9% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 58.1% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 58.3% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 58.9% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 59.3% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 59.6% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 59.8% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 60.2% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 61.0% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 61.4% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 61.8% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 62.0% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 62.0% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 62.1% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 62.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 61.9% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 62.1% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 62.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 62.3% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 62.4% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 62.6% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 62.7% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 63.0% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 63.3% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 63.5% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 63.6% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 64.0% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 64.1% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 64.4% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 64.4% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 64.4% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 64.4% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 57.1% | 56.6% | 57.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 56.8% | 55.9% | 57.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 58.4% | 57.2% | 59.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.7% | 60.2% | 62.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.9% | 62.1% | 64.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.3% | 64.1% | 64.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near High income
- 3 Myanmar 86.2% compare
- 4 Georgia 83.8% compare
- 5 Ukraine 82.8% compare
- 6 Russian Federation 82.8% compare
- 7 Republic of Moldova 82.1% compare
- 8 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 82.1% compare
- 9 Lithuania 81.3% compare
More education data for High income
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.16 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 99.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 6.16 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0043 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.6% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.0% (2024)
- Labor force, female 45.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers in High income?
- Secondary education, teachers in High income was 64.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in High income?
- The highest recorded value was 64.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.9% in 1981.
- How does High income rank for secondary education, teachers?
- High income ranks 6th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this High income 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.