Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 21,084 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Afghanistan, 2007–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in lower secondary education, female in Afghanistan is 21,084 number, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 9.1% on the previous year and up 114.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Afghanistan peaked at 21,084 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 6,518 number, in 2007.
That places Afghanistan 51st out of 138 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 6,518 number | — |
| 2008 | 9,832 number | +50.8% |
| 2009 | 9,069 number | -7.8% |
| 2010 | 10,495 number | +15.7% |
| 2011 | 10,617 number | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 10,847 number | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 17,368 number | +60.1% |
| 2016 | 18,370 number | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 19,331 number | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 21,084 number | +9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8,473 number | 6,518 number | 9,832 number | 3 |
| 2010s | 15,445 number | 10,495 number | 21,084 number | 7 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More education data for Afghanistan
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.48 % change on previous year (2004)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 67,949 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 95,218 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 115,568 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.48 % change on previous year (2004)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 315,412 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 5.48 % change on previous year (2004)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, female in Afghanistan?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Afghanistan was 21,084 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 21,084 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,518 number in 2007.
- How does Afghanistan rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- Afghanistan ranks 51st out of 138 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 114.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan 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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Total number of female teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.