Secondary education, teachers in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Secondary education, teachers was 55.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers in Low & middle income, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Low & middle income recorded 55.1% for secondary education, teachers in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in Low & middle income peaked at 55.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 44.2%, in 1979.
Low & middle income ranks 22nd 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 Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 44.5% | — |
| 1971 | 51.6% | +16.0% |
| 1972 | 50.7% | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 49.5% | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 44.5% | -10.1% |
| 1975 | 49.0% | +10.1% |
| 1976 | 48.3% | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 46.9% | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 45.9% | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 44.2% | -3.6% |
| 1980 | 46.9% | +6.0% |
| 1981 | 45.8% | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 47.0% | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 47.4% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 47.4% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 45.2% | -4.7% |
| 1986 | 46.9% | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 47.2% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 47.2% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 47.2% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 46.6% | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 46.9% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 47.1% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 47.6% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 47.8% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 48.1% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 48.5% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 48.8% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 50.0% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 51.4% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 50.2% | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 50.4% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 50.4% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 50.6% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 50.4% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 50.4% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 49.8% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 49.4% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 49.6% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 50.0% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 50.2% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 50.7% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 50.8% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 51.6% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 51.5% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 51.6% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 51.6% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 52.4% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 52.7% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 53.1% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 53.4% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 53.8% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 54.2% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 54.6% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 55.1% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 47.5% | 44.2% | 51.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 46.8% | 45.2% | 47.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.3% | 46.6% | 51.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.1% | 49.4% | 50.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.6% | 50.2% | 53.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.2% | 53.4% | 55.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
- 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
- 25 Romania 73.6% compare
More education data for Low & middle income
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 27.98 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 26.3% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 27.98 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.6% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.0% (2024)
- Labor force, female 39.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers in Low & middle income?
- Secondary education, teachers in Low & middle income was 55.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 55.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.2% in 1979.
- How does Low & middle income rank for secondary education, teachers?
- Low & middle income ranks 22nd out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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.