Secondary education, teachers in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Secondary education, teachers was 60.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers in Upper middle income, 1978–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2024, secondary education, teachers in Upper middle income stood at 60.5%. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in Upper middle income peaked at 60.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40.7%, in 1978.
Upper middle income ranks 13th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 40.7% | — |
| 1979 | 42.9% | +5.6% |
| 1980 | 43.2% | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 43.1% | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 43.9% | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 44.8% | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 45.1% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 43.4% | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 45.5% | +5.0% |
| 1987 | 45.8% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 45.8% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 45.7% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 46.0% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 46.5% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 46.7% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 46.9% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 47.2% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 47.6% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 48.2% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 48.8% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 50.7% | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 52.6% | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 50.9% | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 51.5% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 52.1% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 52.8% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 52.9% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 53.6% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 52.4% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 52.0% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 52.4% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 53.1% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 53.5% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 54.4% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 54.7% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 54.9% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 55.5% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 55.6% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 55.7% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 56.8% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 57.4% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 57.8% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 58.3% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 58.9% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 59.3% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 59.9% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 60.5% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 41.8% | 40.7% | 42.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 44.6% | 43.1% | 45.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.1% | 46.0% | 52.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.4% | 50.9% | 53.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.6% | 53.5% | 57.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.4% | 58.3% | 60.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
More education data for Upper middle income
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 19.6% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0044 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 13.41 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.7% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4975 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers in Upper middle income?
- Secondary education, teachers in Upper middle income was 60.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 60.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.7% in 1978.
- How does Upper middle income rank for secondary education, teachers?
- Upper middle income ranks 13th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper 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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Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.