Teachers in lower secondary education, female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 37,284 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, 1998–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2017, teachers in lower secondary education, female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries stood at 37,284.
The figure is up 31.0% on the previous year and up 44.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries peaked at 41,056 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 14,702, in 1998.
That places ALECSO: Least Developed Countries 202nd out of 213 groups with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 14,702 | — |
| 1999 | 14,884 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 16,164 | +8.6% |
| 2001 | 17,505 | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 18,451 | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 20,543 | +11.3% |
| 2004 | 22,191 | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 23,313 | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 24,556 | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 25,800 | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 28,319 | +9.8% |
| 2009 | 31,760 | +12.2% |
| 2010 | 38,676 | +21.8% |
| 2011 | 41,056 | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 34,470 | -16.0% |
| 2013 | 36,134 | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 35,212 | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 35,279 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 28,463 | -19.3% |
| 2017 | 37,284 | +31.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14,793 | 14,702 | 14,884 | 2 |
| 2000s | 22,860 | 16,164 | 31,760 | 10 |
| 2010s | 35,822 | 28,463 | 41,056 | 8 |
More education data for ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.63 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.48 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 577,798 (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.84 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 435,827 (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 183,698 (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 193,251 (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2020)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 1.1% (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries was 37,284 in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 41,056 in 2011.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,702 in 1998.
- How does ALECSO: Least Developed Countries rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 202nd out of 213 groups with data for 2017.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Least Developed Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release