Secondary education, teachers in World
World: Secondary education, teachers was 56.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers in World, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, teachers in World is 56.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in World peaked at 56.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 45.6%, in 1970.
That places World 20th out of 43 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers in World, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 45.6% | — |
| 1974 | 45.7% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 48.6% | +6.5% |
| 1976 | 48.3% | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 47.5% | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 46.9% | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 45.8% | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 47.8% | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 47.1% | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 48.0% | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 48.2% | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 48.3% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 46.8% | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 48.1% | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 48.3% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 48.4% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 48.5% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 48.0% | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 48.4% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 48.7% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 49.2% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 49.4% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 49.7% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 50.1% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 50.4% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 51.2% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 52.3% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 51.6% | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 52.0% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 52.2% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 52.5% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 52.4% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 52.5% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 52.1% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 51.7% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 51.8% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 52.1% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 52.3% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 52.7% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 52.7% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 53.4% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 53.3% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 53.5% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 53.5% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 54.1% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 54.4% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 54.6% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 54.9% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 55.3% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 55.6% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 55.9% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 56.4% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 46.9% | 45.6% | 48.6% | 7 |
| 1980s | 47.9% | 46.8% | 48.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.7% | 48.0% | 52.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.1% | 51.6% | 52.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.4% | 52.3% | 54.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.6% | 54.9% | 56.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
- 17 Mongolia 75.9% compare
- 18 San Marino 75.7% compare
- 19 Slovakia 75.5% compare
- 20 Suriname 74.8% compare
- 21 Kazakhstan 74.4% compare
- 22 Slovenia 74.0% compare
- 23 Antigua and Barbuda 74.0% compare
More education data for World
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 34.10 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.2% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 34.10 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.8% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4548 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers in World?
- Secondary education, teachers in World was 56.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 56.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.6% in 1970.
- How does World rank for secondary education, teachers?
- World ranks 20th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.