Teachers in lower secondary education, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 110,223 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 2009–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) recorded 110,223 for teachers in lower secondary education, female in 2024.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 126,971 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 89,733, in 2009.
That places ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 188th out of 213 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 89,733 | — |
| 2010 | 126,971 | +41.5% |
| 2011 | 95,017 | -25.2% |
| 2012 | 95,549 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 95,539 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 102,695 | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 105,382 | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 104,680 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 104,358 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 106,483 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 104,292 | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 108,766 | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 102,591 | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 107,348 | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 108,760 | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 110,223 | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89,733 | 89,733 | 89,733 | 1 |
| 2010s | 104,097 | 95,017 | 126,971 | 10 |
| 2020s | 107,538 | 102,591 | 110,223 | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.2683 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 545,537 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.14 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 329,590 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 875,127 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 110,223 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 126,971 in 2010.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 89,733 in 2009.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 188th out of 213 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 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