Secondary education, teachers in Lower middle income

Lower middle income: Secondary education, teachers was 50.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
50.6%
Change on year
up 1.3%
Rank
28th
of 43 groups
All-time high
50.6%
in 2024
All-time low
27.8%
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Secondary education, teachers in Lower middle income, 1970–2024

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Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.

Analysis

In 2024, secondary education, teachers in Lower middle income stood at 50.6%. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in Lower middle income peaked at 50.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27.8%, in 1970.

Lower middle income ranks 28th 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 Lower middle income, year by year

Annual values for Secondary education, teachers (% female) in Lower middle income, 1970 to 2024.
Year % female Change
1970 27.8%
1971 33.8% +21.5%
1972 34.4% +1.7%
1973 34.2% -0.5%
1974 29.6% -13.5%
1975 34.8% +17.7%
1976 35.3% +1.4%
1977 35.7% +1.1%
1978 35.9% +0.4%
1979 32.1% -10.6%
1980 36.1% +12.7%
1981 35.9% -0.6%
1982 36.0% +0.2%
1983 36.0% +0.2%
1984 36.2% +0.4%
1985 34.9% -3.7%
1986 36.8% +5.7%
1987 37.6% +2.0%
1988 37.8% +0.7%
1989 38.2% +0.9%
1990 37.4% -2.0%
1991 37.7% +0.8%
1992 38.2% +1.2%
1993 39.0% +2.3%
1994 39.3% +0.7%
1995 39.5% +0.3%
1996 39.6% +0.4%
1997 39.7% +0.2%
1998 39.8% +0.3%
1999 40.2% +1.0%
2000 39.9% -0.6%
2001 40.2% +0.5%
2002 39.8% -0.9%
2003 40.1% +0.8%
2004 39.8% -0.8%
2005 39.9% +0.3%
2006 40.8% +2.3%
2007 41.1% +0.7%
2008 41.8% +1.7%
2009 42.6% +1.9%
2010 43.1% +1.3%
2011 43.7% +1.3%
2012 43.7% -0.0%
2013 45.7% +4.6%
2014 44.9% -1.8%
2015 45.1% +0.6%
2016 45.4% +0.7%
2017 46.1% +1.6%
2018 46.2% +0.1%
2019 47.6% +3.2%
2020 48.3% +1.3%
2021 48.8% +1.0%
2022 49.3% +1.1%
2023 49.9% +1.1%
2024 50.6% +1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 33.4% 27.8% 35.9% 10
1980s 36.6% 34.9% 38.2% 10
1990s 39.0% 37.4% 40.2% 10
2000s 40.6% 39.8% 42.6% 10
2010s 45.2% 43.1% 47.6% 10
2020s 49.4% 48.3% 50.6% 5

Countries ranked near Lower middle income

  1. 25 Romania 73.6% compare
  2. 26 Sri Lanka 72.8% compare
  3. 27 Israel 72.5% compare
  4. 28 Trinidad and Tobago 72.4% compare
  5. 29 Puerto Rico 72.4% compare
  6. 30 Lebanon 72.0% compare
  7. 31 Jamaica 71.9% compare

See the full ranking of 243 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is secondary education, teachers in Lower middle income?
Secondary education, teachers in Lower middle income was 50.6% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in Lower middle income?
The highest recorded value was 50.6% in 2024.
What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in Lower middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 27.8% in 1970.
How does Lower middle income rank for secondary education, teachers?
Lower middle income ranks 28th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in Lower middle income?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lower 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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Indicator
Secondary education, teachers (% female)
Unit
% female
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 6,756 data points, 1970–2025
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Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.