Teachers in lower secondary education, female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India): Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 644,509 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
644,509
Change on year
up 6.9%
Rank
123rd
of 213 groups
All-time high
644,509
in 2024
All-time low
239,434
in 1998
Years of data
28
1997–2024
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) recorded 644,509 for teachers in lower secondary education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 6.9% on the previous year and up 43.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) peaked at 644,509 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 239,434, in 1998.
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 123rd of 213 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 265,778 | — |
| 1998 | 239,434 | -9.9% |
| 1999 | 247,946 | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 254,537 | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 262,546 | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 270,378 | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 284,753 | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 313,159 | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 336,533 | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 302,746 | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 299,019 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 294,855 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 314,103 | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 337,361 | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 366,577 | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 401,793 | +9.6% |
| 2013 | 408,087 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 448,111 | +9.8% |
| 2015 | 468,296 | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 495,629 | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 551,123 | +11.2% |
| 2018 | 550,452 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 549,601 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 594,625 | +8.2% |
| 2021 | 600,779 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 558,479 | -7.0% |
| 2023 | 602,632 | +7.9% |
| 2024 | 644,509 | +6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 251,053 | 239,434 | 265,778 | 3 |
| 2000s | 293,263 | 254,537 | 336,533 | 10 |
| 2010s | 457,703 | 337,361 | 551,123 | 10 |
| 2020s | 600,205 | 558,479 | 644,509 | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
- 120 Liberia 1,050 compare
- 121 Cape Verde 1,023 compare
- 122 Brunei Darussalam 1,016 compare
- 123 Macau, China 874 compare
- 124 Guinea 691 compare
- 125 Solomon Islands 622 compare
- 126 Bahamas 580 compare
More education data for MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 11.57 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.7828 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 24.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 26.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.62 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) was 644,509 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The highest recorded value was 644,509 in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The lowest recorded value was 239,434 in 1998.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 123rd out of 213 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 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