Secondary education, teachers in North America
North America: Secondary education, teachers was 63.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers in North America, 1992–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, teachers in North America is 63.1%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in North America peaked at 63.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 55.4%, in 1992.
That places North America 8th out of 43 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers in North America, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 55.4% | — |
| 1993 | 56.6% | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 56.6% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 56.6% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 56.6% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 56.6% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 56.6% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 56.5% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 56.5% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 58.8% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 61.0% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 62.0% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 62.9% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 62.9% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 62.9% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 61.9% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 60.9% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 61.7% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 61.9% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 62.1% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 62.3% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 62.5% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 62.4% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 62.4% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 63.0% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 63.0% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 62.9% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 62.8% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 62.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 63.1% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 63.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 63.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 63.1% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.5% | 55.4% | 56.6% | 8 |
| 2000s | 61.1% | 56.5% | 62.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.5% | 61.9% | 63.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.1% | 62.9% | 63.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near North America
- 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
- 11 Latvia 80.8% compare
More education data for North America
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.9% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.04 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 96.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.04 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0053 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.2% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 97.4% (2024)
- Labor force, female 45.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers in North America?
- Secondary education, teachers in North America was 63.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 63.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.4% in 1992.
- How does North America rank for secondary education, teachers?
- North America ranks 8th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North America 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.