Teachers in lower secondary education, female in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand
SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 3.25 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand, 1992–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand recorded 3.25 million for teachers in lower secondary education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand peaked at 3.25 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.75 million, in 1993.
That places SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand 34th out of 213 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 2.77 million | — |
| 1993 | 2.75 million | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 2.78 million | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 2.81 million | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 2.85 million | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 2.92 million | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 3.12 million | +6.8% |
| 1999 | 2.99 million | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 3.01 million | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 3.06 million | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 3.09 million | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 3.07 million | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 3.00 million | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 2.93 million | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 2.91 million | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 2.89 million | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 2.85 million | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 2.84 million | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 2.82 million | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 2.80 million | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 2.78 million | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 2.77 million | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 2.80 million | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 2.84 million | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 2.90 million | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 2.94 million | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 2.96 million | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 3.01 million | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 3.19 million | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 3.23 million | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 3.24 million | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 3.24 million | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 3.25 million | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.87 million | 2.75 million | 3.12 million | 8 |
| 2000s | 2.96 million | 2.84 million | 3.09 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.86 million | 2.77 million | 3.01 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.23 million | 3.19 million | 3.25 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand
More education data for SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.2455 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 44.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0633 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 47.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0567 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 32.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 54.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.6972 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.1179 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand →
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, female in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, female in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand was 3.25 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 3.25 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.75 million in 1993.
- How does SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand ranks 34th out of 213 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand 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