Teachers in lower secondary education, female in UIS: North America and Western Europe
UIS: North America and Western Europe: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 1.72 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in UIS: North America and Western Europe, 1992–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
UIS: North America and Western Europe recorded 1.72 million for teachers in lower secondary education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in UIS: North America and Western Europe peaked at 1.72 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.32 million, in 1996.
That places UIS: North America and Western Europe 60th 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 UIS: North America and Western Europe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1.36 million | — |
| 1993 | 1.33 million | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 1.34 million | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 1.33 million | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 1.32 million | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 1.34 million | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 1.34 million | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 1.40 million | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 1.44 million | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 1.51 million | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 1.55 million | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 1.60 million | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 1.62 million | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 1.65 million | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 1.65 million | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.65 million | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.64 million | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.65 million | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 1.64 million | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 1.61 million | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 1.59 million | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 1.56 million | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 1.58 million | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.59 million | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 1.62 million | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 1.63 million | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.64 million | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.64 million | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.67 million | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 1.69 million | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 1.70 million | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.71 million | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 1.72 million | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.35 million | 1.32 million | 1.40 million | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.60 million | 1.44 million | 1.65 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.61 million | 1.56 million | 1.64 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.70 million | 1.67 million | 1.72 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: North America and Western Europe
More education data for UIS: North America and Western Europe
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1303 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 33.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.1311 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 21.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 38.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 606,356 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, female in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, female in UIS: North America and Western Europe was 1.72 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.72 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.32 million in 1996.
- How does UIS: North America and Western Europe rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 60th out of 213 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: North America and Western Europe 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