Teachers in lower secondary education, female in ALECSO: Member Countries
ALECSO: Member Countries: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 701,988 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in ALECSO: Member Countries, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in lower secondary education, female in ALECSO: Member Countries is 701,988, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in ALECSO: Member Countries peaked at 701,988 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 300,727, in 1994.
That places ALECSO: Member Countries 115th out of 213 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in ALECSO: Member Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 300,727 | — |
| 1995 | 314,114 | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 327,669 | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 338,877 | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 348,162 | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 357,332 | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 366,445 | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 375,515 | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 382,148 | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 413,661 | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 424,821 | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 440,977 | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 448,403 | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 484,522 | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 509,919 | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 536,293 | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 540,542 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 560,693 | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 573,084 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 571,305 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 562,633 | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 573,610 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 571,115 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 593,994 | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 621,820 | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 625,914 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 651,456 | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 658,337 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 641,160 | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 690,620 | +7.7% |
| 2024 | 701,988 | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 331,147 | 300,727 | 357,332 | 6 |
| 2000s | 438,270 | 366,445 | 536,293 | 10 |
| 2010s | 579,471 | 540,542 | 625,914 | 10 |
| 2020s | 668,712 | 641,160 | 701,988 | 5 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Member Countries
More education data for ALECSO: Member Countries
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 19.75 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 21.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.33 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 28.97 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 14.03 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 13.47 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, female in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, female in ALECSO: Member Countries was 701,988 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 701,988 in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 300,727 in 1994.
- How does ALECSO: Member Countries rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- ALECSO: Member Countries ranks 115th out of 213 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Member 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