Secondary education, teachers in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Secondary education, teachers was 55.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers in IDA & IBRD total, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
IDA & IBRD total recorded 55.7% for secondary education, teachers in 2024. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 55.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 44.7%, in 1979.
IDA & IBRD total ranks 21st of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers in IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 45.2% | — |
| 1972 | 51.4% | +13.5% |
| 1973 | 50.2% | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 45.1% | -10.0% |
| 1975 | 49.6% | +9.9% |
| 1976 | 48.9% | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 47.5% | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 46.4% | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 44.7% | -3.8% |
| 1980 | 47.4% | +6.0% |
| 1981 | 46.3% | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 47.5% | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 47.8% | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 47.9% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 45.6% | -4.7% |
| 1986 | 47.3% | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 47.6% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 47.6% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 47.7% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 47.1% | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 47.4% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 47.7% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 48.2% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 48.3% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 48.6% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 49.0% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 49.4% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 50.5% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 51.8% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 50.7% | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 50.9% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 50.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 51.1% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 50.9% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 50.9% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 50.3% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 49.9% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 50.1% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 50.4% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 50.7% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 51.2% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 51.3% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 52.1% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 52.0% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 52.1% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 52.1% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 52.8% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 53.2% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 53.5% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 53.8% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 54.3% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 54.6% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 55.1% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 55.7% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 47.7% | 44.7% | 51.4% | 9 |
| 1980s | 47.3% | 45.6% | 47.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.8% | 47.1% | 51.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.6% | 49.9% | 51.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.1% | 50.7% | 53.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.7% | 53.8% | 55.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
- 18 San Marino 75.7% compare
- 19 Slovakia 75.5% compare
- 20 Suriname 74.8% compare
- 21 Kazakhstan 74.4% compare
- 22 Slovenia 74.0% compare
- 23 Antigua and Barbuda 74.0% compare
- 24 Saint Kitts and Nevis 73.8% compare
More education data for IDA & IBRD total
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 28.51 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 26.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 28.51 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0041 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.1% (2024)
- Labor force, female 39.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers in IDA & IBRD total?
- Secondary education, teachers in IDA & IBRD total was 55.7% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 55.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.7% in 1979.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for secondary education, teachers?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 21st out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.