Teachers in lower secondary education, female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420): Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 2.68 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) recorded 2.68 million for teachers in lower secondary education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 71.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) peaked at 2.68 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 658,305, in 1994.
That places ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 42nd out of 213 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 686,561 | — |
| 1994 | 658,305 | -4.1% |
| 1995 | 698,399 | +6.1% |
| 1996 | 726,990 | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 747,908 | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 724,112 | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 707,606 | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 726,881 | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 771,491 | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 803,573 | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 837,755 | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 875,791 | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 960,981 | +9.7% |
| 2006 | 975,623 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 1.07 million | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 1.12 million | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 1.18 million | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 1.24 million | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 1.31 million | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 1.36 million | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 1.53 million | +13.1% |
| 2014 | 1.56 million | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 1.59 million | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 1.79 million | +12.5% |
| 2017 | 1.90 million | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 1.93 million | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 2.38 million | +23.0% |
| 2020 | 2.53 million | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 2.55 million | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 2.49 million | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 2.57 million | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 2.68 million | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 707,126 | 658,305 | 747,908 | 7 |
| 2000s | 931,440 | 726,881 | 1.18 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.66 million | 1.24 million | 2.38 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.56 million | 2.49 million | 2.68 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
More education data for ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 100.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1925 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 93.84 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 194.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 56.34 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) was 2.68 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.68 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- The lowest recorded value was 658,305 in 1994.
- How does ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 42nd out of 213 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 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