Secondary education, teachers in Late-demographic dividend
Late-demographic dividend: Secondary education, teachers was 64.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers in Late-demographic dividend, 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 Late-demographic dividend is 64.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 64.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 49.7%, in 1978.
That places Late-demographic dividend 7th out of 43 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers in Late-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 49.7% | — |
| 1979 | 50.9% | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 51.3% | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 50.3% | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 52.4% | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 53.3% | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 53.6% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 52.9% | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 52.8% | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 52.9% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 52.8% | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 52.7% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 53.1% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 53.4% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 53.5% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 53.8% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 54.1% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 54.3% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 54.8% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 55.5% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 57.3% | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 59.0% | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 57.3% | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 58.5% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 58.6% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 58.8% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 58.6% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 58.8% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 57.4% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 56.1% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 56.5% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 57.1% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 57.5% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 57.8% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 58.1% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 58.6% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 59.1% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 59.7% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 60.2% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 60.8% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 61.3% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 61.8% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 62.2% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 62.7% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 63.0% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 63.5% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 64.1% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 50.3% | 49.7% | 50.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 52.5% | 50.3% | 53.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 54.9% | 53.1% | 59.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.8% | 56.1% | 58.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.5% | 57.5% | 61.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.1% | 62.2% | 64.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend
- 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
- 10 Belarus 81.3% compare
More education data for Late-demographic dividend
- Population ages 0-14 17.0% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.38 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 68.9% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 10.38 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0045 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 99.9% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.5306 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers in Late-demographic dividend?
- Secondary education, teachers in Late-demographic dividend was 64.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 64.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.7% in 1978.
- How does Late-demographic dividend rank for secondary education, teachers?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 7th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Late-demographic dividend 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.