Secondary education, teachers in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Secondary education, teachers was 61.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers in Post-demographic dividend, 1975–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, teachers in Post-demographic dividend is 61.4%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 61.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 50.2%, in 1975.
That places Post-demographic dividend 10th out of 43 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers in Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 50.2% | — |
| 1976 | 50.5% | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 50.7% | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 50.9% | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 51.2% | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 51.6% | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 51.4% | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 51.5% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 51.6% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 51.7% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 51.9% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 52.1% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 52.4% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 52.4% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 52.6% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 52.7% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 53.1% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 53.3% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 53.7% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 54.0% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 54.2% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 54.8% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 55.2% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 55.3% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 55.5% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 55.8% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 57.1% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 57.7% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 58.3% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 58.9% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 59.0% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 59.3% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 59.3% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 59.1% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 59.6% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 59.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 59.7% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 59.9% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 60.3% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 60.4% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 60.6% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 60.7% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 60.8% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 60.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 60.9% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 61.1% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 61.5% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 61.5% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 61.5% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 61.4% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 50.7% | 50.2% | 51.2% | 5 |
| 1980s | 51.9% | 51.4% | 52.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 54.2% | 52.7% | 55.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.4% | 55.8% | 59.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.4% | 59.6% | 60.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.4% | 61.1% | 61.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
More education data for Post-demographic dividend
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.08 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 63.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.8% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 99.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 5.08 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 99.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 99.6% (2024)
- Labor force, total 565.10 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers in Post-demographic dividend?
- Secondary education, teachers in Post-demographic dividend was 61.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 61.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.2% in 1975.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for secondary education, teachers?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 10th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Post-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.