Secondary education, teachers in United States
United States: Secondary education, teachers was 62.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers in United States, 1993–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
United States recorded 62.8% for secondary education, teachers in 2023. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in United States peaked at 62.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 55.6%, in 1998.
United States ranks 81st of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers in United States, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 55.6% | — |
| 1994 | 55.6% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 55.6% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 55.6% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 55.6% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 62.0% | +11.6% |
| 2015 | 62.0% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 62.7% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 62.6% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 62.6% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 62.5% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 62.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 62.8% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 62.8% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 62.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.6% | 55.6% | 55.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 62.4% | 62.0% | 62.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 62.7% | 62.5% | 62.8% | 4 |
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More education data for United States
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.06 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.56 million (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 223,288 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 10.46 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.1542 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.59 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.34 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers in United States?
- Secondary education, teachers in United States was 62.8% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 62.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.6% in 1998.
- How does United States rank for secondary education, teachers?
- United States ranks 81st out of 198 countries with data for 2023.
- Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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.