Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number) (lower female) in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number) (lower female) was 8.08 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in lower secondary education, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) is 8.08 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 40.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 8.08 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.71 million, in 1994.
That places ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 12th out of 213 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number) (lower female) in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 3.71 million | — |
| 1994 | 3.71 million | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 3.77 million | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 3.91 million | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 4.04 million | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 4.24 million | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 4.22 million | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 4.33 million | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 4.53 million | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 4.62 million | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 4.61 million | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 4.67 million | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 4.77 million | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 4.87 million | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 5.03 million | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 5.11 million | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 5.18 million | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 5.29 million | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 5.39 million | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 5.42 million | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 5.67 million | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 5.76 million | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 5.92 million | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 6.22 million | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 6.48 million | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 6.63 million | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 7.17 million | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 7.52 million | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 7.66 million | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 7.67 million | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 7.91 million | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 8.08 million | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.94 million | 3.71 million | 4.24 million | 7 |
| 2000s | 4.77 million | 4.33 million | 5.18 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.00 million | 5.29 million | 7.17 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.77 million | 7.52 million | 8.08 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 216.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 187.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3795 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 390.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 61.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 415.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.22 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 8.08 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.08 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.71 million in 1994.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 12th out of 213 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 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