Secondary education, teachers in IBRD only
IBRD only: Secondary education, teachers was 58.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers in IBRD only, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
IBRD only recorded 58.8% for secondary education, teachers in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in IBRD only peaked at 58.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 45.3%, in 1979.
IBRD only ranks 17th 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 IBRD only, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 45.6% | — |
| 1971 | 53.5% | +17.2% |
| 1972 | 52.6% | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 51.2% | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 45.6% | -11.0% |
| 1975 | 50.7% | +11.1% |
| 1976 | 49.9% | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 48.3% | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 47.2% | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 45.3% | -4.2% |
| 1980 | 48.3% | +6.8% |
| 1981 | 47.2% | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 48.7% | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 49.0% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 49.2% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 46.6% | -5.2% |
| 1986 | 48.5% | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 48.8% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 48.8% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 48.9% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 48.1% | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 48.5% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 48.8% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 49.4% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 49.6% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 49.9% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 50.4% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 50.8% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 52.1% | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 53.6% | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 52.4% | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 52.7% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 52.8% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 53.1% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 52.8% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 53.0% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 52.2% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 51.8% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 51.9% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 52.4% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 52.7% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 53.5% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 53.5% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 54.9% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 54.8% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 54.9% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 54.9% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 55.8% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 56.2% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 56.5% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 56.7% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 57.3% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 57.7% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 58.2% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 58.8% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 49.0% | 45.3% | 53.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 48.4% | 46.6% | 49.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.1% | 48.1% | 53.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.5% | 51.8% | 53.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.8% | 52.7% | 56.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.7% | 56.7% | 58.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
More education data for IBRD only
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 21.35 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 68.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 105.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 21.35 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 105.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 106.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total 2.34 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers in IBRD only?
- Secondary education, teachers in IBRD only was 58.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 58.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.3% in 1979.
- How does IBRD only rank for secondary education, teachers?
- IBRD only ranks 17th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IBRD only 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.