Secondary education, teachers in IDA blend
IDA blend: Secondary education, teachers was 54.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers in IDA blend, 1971–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
IDA blend recorded 54.8% for secondary education, teachers in 2023. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in IDA blend peaked at 54.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 40.5%, in 1984.
That places IDA blend 23rd out of 43 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers in IDA blend, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 46.9% | — |
| 1972 | 46.6% | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 46.4% | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 46.2% | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 45.8% | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 45.7% | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 45.5% | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 44.7% | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 43.9% | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 44.2% | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 42.3% | -4.3% |
| 1982 | 41.1% | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 40.9% | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 40.5% | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 41.2% | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 40.6% | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 41.6% | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 41.6% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 41.4% | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 41.8% | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 41.7% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 42.2% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 42.8% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 43.7% | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 44.1% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 44.6% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 44.7% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 44.8% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 44.8% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 45.1% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 45.9% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 45.6% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 46.7% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 46.6% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 46.8% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 47.8% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 47.2% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 48.5% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 49.5% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 50.0% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 48.9% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 49.8% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 48.3% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 48.5% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 49.0% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 49.7% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 50.8% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 50.6% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 52.1% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 53.3% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 53.7% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 54.4% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 54.8% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 45.8% | 43.9% | 46.9% | 9 |
| 1980s | 41.5% | 40.5% | 44.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.5% | 41.7% | 44.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.0% | 45.1% | 49.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.8% | 48.3% | 52.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.0% | 53.3% | 54.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
- 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
- 25 Romania 73.6% compare
- 26 Sri Lanka 72.8% compare
More education data for IDA blend
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.9% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.26 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 91.1% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0033 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.26 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 89.9% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 92.2% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4076 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers in IDA blend?
- Secondary education, teachers in IDA blend was 54.8% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 54.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.5% in 1984.
- How does IDA blend rank for secondary education, teachers?
- IDA blend ranks 23rd out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.