Teachers in lower secondary education, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 11.19 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
11.19 million
Change on year
up 2.2%
Rank
6th
of 213 groups
All-time high
11.19 million
in 2024
All-time low
5.43 million
in 1994
Years of data
31
1994–2024
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in lower secondary education, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries stood at 11.19 million. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries peaked at 11.19 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.43 million, in 1994.
That places UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 6th 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 UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 5.43 million | — |
| 1995 | 5.56 million | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 5.73 million | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 5.89 million | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 6.18 million | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 6.19 million | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 6.38 million | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 6.60 million | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 6.82 million | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 6.93 million | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 7.00 million | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 7.14 million | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 7.07 million | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 7.18 million | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 7.38 million | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 7.51 million | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 7.71 million | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 7.87 million | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 7.92 million | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 8.26 million | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 8.41 million | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 8.58 million | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 8.87 million | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 9.14 million | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 9.34 million | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 9.89 million | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 10.32 million | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 10.50 million | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 10.61 million | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 10.95 million | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 11.19 million | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.83 million | 5.43 million | 6.19 million | 6 |
| 2000s | 7.00 million | 6.38 million | 7.51 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.60 million | 7.71 million | 9.89 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.71 million | 10.32 million | 11.19 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
- 3 United States of America 600,703 compare
- 4 Indonesia 445,015 compare
- 5 Brazil 394,963 compare
- 6 Pakistan 337,108 compare
- 7 Germany 295,198 compare
- 8 Uzbekistan 279,531 compare
- 9 Philippines 263,342 compare
More education data for UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8422 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 294.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 178.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.1674 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 220.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 108.41 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries was 11.19 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 11.19 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.43 million in 1994.
- How does UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 6th out of 213 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 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