Teachers in lower secondary education, female in SDG: World

SDG: World: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 13.34 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
13.34 million
Change on year
up 1.9%
Rank
1st
of 213 groups
All-time high
13.34 million
in 2024
All-time low
7.18 million
in 1994
Years of data
31
1994–2024

Teachers in lower secondary education, female in SDG: World, 1994–2024

05.0M10.0M15.0M1994200920241994: 7.2M1995: 7.3M1996: 7.5M1997: 7.6M1998: 7.9M1999: 8.0M2000: 8.2M2001: 8.5M2002: 8.8M2003: 8.9M2004: 9.0M2005: 9.2M2006: 9.1M2007: 9.2M2008: 9.4M2009: 9.5M2010: 9.7M2011: 9.9M2012: 9.9M2013: 10.2M2014: 10.4M2015: 10.5M2016: 10.9M2017: 11.2M2018: 11.3M2019: 11.9M2020: 12.4M2021: 12.6M2022: 12.7M2023: 13.1M2024: 13.3M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

SDG: World recorded 13.34 million for teachers in lower secondary education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 28.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in SDG: World peaked at 13.34 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.18 million, in 1994.

That places SDG: World 1st out of 213 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Teachers in lower secondary education, female in SDG: World, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number) in SDG: World, 1994 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1994 7.18 million
1995 7.31 million +1.7%
1996 7.47 million +2.2%
1997 7.64 million +2.3%
1998 7.93 million +3.8%
1999 8.00 million +0.8%
2000 8.22 million +2.8%
2001 8.50 million +3.4%
2002 8.79 million +3.4%
2003 8.94 million +1.7%
2004 9.02 million +0.9%
2005 9.20 million +1.9%
2006 9.12 million -0.8%
2007 9.22 million +1.1%
2008 9.40 million +1.9%
2009 9.54 million +1.5%
2010 9.72 million +1.9%
2011 9.87 million +1.5%
2012 9.90 million +0.3%
2013 10.22 million +3.3%
2014 10.37 million +1.5%
2015 10.55 million +1.7%
2016 10.88 million +3.1%
2017 11.15 million +2.5%
2018 11.33 million +1.6%
2019 11.91 million +5.1%
2020 12.41 million +4.3%
2021 12.62 million +1.7%
2022 12.74 million +0.9%
2023 13.09 million +2.8%
2024 13.34 million +1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 7.59 million 7.18 million 8.00 million 6
2000s 9.00 million 8.22 million 9.54 million 10
2010s 10.59 million 9.72 million 11.91 million 10
2020s 12.84 million 12.41 million 13.34 million 5

Countries ranked near SDG: World

  1. 1 China 2.56 million compare
  2. 2 India 1.91 million compare
  3. 3 United States 600,703 compare
  4. 4 Indonesia 445,015 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in lower secondary education, female in SDG: World?
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in SDG: World was 13.34 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in SDG: World?
The highest recorded value was 13.34 million in 2024.
What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in SDG: World?
The lowest recorded value was 7.18 million in 1994.
How does SDG: World rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
SDG: World ranks 1st out of 213 groups with data for 2024.
Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in SDG: World?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this SDG: World 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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Indicator
Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
368 places, 8,390 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release