Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number) (lower female) in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428): Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number) (lower female) was 2.38 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in lower secondary education, female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) is 2.38 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 77.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) peaked at 2.38 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 564,624, in 1999.
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 48th of 213 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number) (lower female) in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 603,954 | — |
| 1994 | 570,035 | -5.6% |
| 1995 | 605,843 | +6.3% |
| 1996 | 603,212 | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 618,983 | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 576,909 | -6.8% |
| 1999 | 564,624 | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 577,370 | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 607,625 | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 628,063 | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 653,916 | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 676,778 | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 767,526 | +13.4% |
| 2006 | 786,627 | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 877,256 | +11.5% |
| 2008 | 944,016 | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 996,392 | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 1.05 million | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 1.12 million | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 1.17 million | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 1.32 million | +13.4% |
| 2014 | 1.34 million | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 1.36 million | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 1.53 million | +12.8% |
| 2017 | 1.64 million | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 1.66 million | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 2.10 million | +26.1% |
| 2020 | 2.24 million | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 2.26 million | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 2.20 million | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 2.27 million | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 2.38 million | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 591,937 | 564,624 | 618,983 | 7 |
| 2000s | 751,557 | 577,370 | 996,392 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.43 million | 1.05 million | 2.10 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.27 million | 2.20 million | 2.38 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
More education data for ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 4.00 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.6662 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 175.95 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.63 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 101.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 193.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.24 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) was 2.38 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.38 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The lowest recorded value was 564,624 in 1999.
- How does ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 48th out of 213 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 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