Teachers in lower secondary education, female in SDG: Northern America
SDG: Northern America: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 631,437 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in SDG: Northern America, 1992–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in lower secondary education, female in SDG: Northern America is 631,437, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in SDG: Northern America peaked at 651,299 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 448,553, in 1993.
That places SDG: Northern America 125th out of 213 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in SDG: Northern America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 512,235 | — |
| 1993 | 448,553 | -12.4% |
| 1994 | 455,448 | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 463,829 | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 471,392 | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 492,089 | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 489,516 | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 501,402 | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 513,552 | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 549,065 | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 588,736 | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 623,560 | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 638,447 | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 648,116 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 651,299 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 635,245 | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 620,892 | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 632,094 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 615,298 | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 599,382 | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 598,885 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 592,781 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 590,154 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 594,658 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 607,199 | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 613,411 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 618,859 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 609,983 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 623,313 | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 625,099 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 630,045 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 631,014 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 631,437 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 479,308 | 448,553 | 512,235 | 8 |
| 2000s | 610,101 | 513,552 | 651,299 | 10 |
| 2010s | 604,061 | 590,154 | 618,859 | 10 |
| 2020s | 628,182 | 623,313 | 631,437 | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern America
- 122 Brunei Darussalam 1,016 compare
- 123 Macau, China 874 compare
- 124 Guinea 691 compare
- 125 Solomon Islands 622 compare
- 126 Bahamas 580 compare
- 127 Comoros 573 compare
- 128 Djibouti 541 compare
More education data for SDG: Northern America
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3046 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -3.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -3.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -3.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.49 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, female in SDG: Northern America?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, female in SDG: Northern America was 631,437 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in SDG: Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 651,299 in 2006.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in SDG: Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 448,553 in 1993.
- How does SDG: Northern America rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- SDG: Northern America ranks 125th out of 213 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in SDG: Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Northern America 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