Secondary education, teachers in IDA total
IDA total: Secondary education, teachers was 44.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers in IDA total, 1972–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, teachers in IDA total is 44.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in IDA total peaked at 44.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 35.6%, in 1984.
That places IDA total 33rd out of 43 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers in IDA total, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 40.0% | — |
| 1973 | 39.7% | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 39.4% | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 39.0% | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 38.9% | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 38.5% | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 37.8% | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 37.1% | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 36.9% | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 35.9% | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 35.8% | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 35.6% | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 35.6% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 36.1% | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 36.3% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 37.4% | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 37.4% | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 37.3% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 38.2% | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 38.0% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 38.3% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 38.7% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 38.9% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 38.6% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 38.3% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 38.1% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 37.8% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 37.5% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 37.5% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 37.8% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 37.1% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 37.5% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 37.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 37.0% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 37.9% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 37.3% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 38.1% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 38.5% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 38.6% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 38.9% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 38.9% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 38.4% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 38.4% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 39.0% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 39.1% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 39.5% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 39.8% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 40.5% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 41.4% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 42.0% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 43.0% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 43.7% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 44.7% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 38.8% | 37.1% | 40.0% | 8 |
| 1980s | 36.4% | 35.6% | 37.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.2% | 37.5% | 38.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.6% | 37.0% | 38.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.1% | 38.4% | 40.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.0% | 41.4% | 44.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
- 30 Lebanon 72.0% compare
- 31 Jamaica 71.9% compare
- 32 British Virgin Islands 71.8% compare
- 33 Syria 71.6% compare
- 34 Poland 71.5% compare
- 35 United Arab Emirates 71.5% compare
- 36 Philippines 71.5% compare
More education data for IDA total
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 7.15 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 37.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0037 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 7.15 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.0% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 98.5% (2024)
- Labor force, total 757.58 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers in IDA total?
- Secondary education, teachers in IDA total was 44.7% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 44.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.6% in 1984.
- How does IDA total rank for secondary education, teachers?
- IDA total ranks 33rd out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA 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.