Secondary education, teachers in OECD members
OECD members: Secondary education, teachers was 59.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers in OECD members, 1975–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2024, secondary education, teachers in OECD members stood at 59.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in OECD members peaked at 59.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 47.4%, in 1975.
OECD members ranks 16th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 47.4% | — |
| 1976 | 48.0% | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 48.2% | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 48.4% | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 48.7% | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 49.2% | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 49.1% | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 49.1% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 49.2% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 49.3% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 49.1% | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 49.6% | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 49.9% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 50.1% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 50.2% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 50.4% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 50.9% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 51.2% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 51.6% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 52.0% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 52.1% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 52.5% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 52.9% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 52.9% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 53.1% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 53.4% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 53.9% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 55.1% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 55.7% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 56.4% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 56.7% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 56.9% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 56.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 56.7% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 57.2% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 57.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 57.3% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 57.5% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 57.6% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 57.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 57.8% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 58.0% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 58.3% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 58.3% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 58.5% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 58.9% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 59.2% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 59.3% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 59.5% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 59.5% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 48.1% | 47.4% | 48.7% | 5 |
| 1980s | 49.5% | 49.1% | 50.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.0% | 50.4% | 53.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.9% | 53.4% | 57.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.8% | 57.2% | 58.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.3% | 58.9% | 59.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 13 Azerbaijan 78.3% compare
- 14 Kyrgyzstan 78.3% compare
- 15 Bulgaria 77.0% compare
- 16 Estonia 76.1% compare
- 17 Mongolia 75.9% compare
- 18 San Marino 75.7% compare
- 19 Slovakia 75.5% compare
More education data for OECD members
- Population ages 0-14 16.4% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.28 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0045 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 6.28 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.4% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.9% (2024)
- Labor force, female 44.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers in OECD members?
- Secondary education, teachers in OECD members was 59.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 59.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.4% in 1975.
- How does OECD members rank for secondary education, teachers?
- OECD members ranks 16th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members 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.