Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Argentina
Argentina: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 111,171 number in 2008. ▼ Falling
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Argentina, 1998–2008
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 111,171 number for teachers in lower secondary education, female in 2008.
The figure is up 11.9% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Argentina peaked at 136,867 number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 85,060 number, in 2001.
That places Argentina 16th out of 138 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Argentina, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 113,336 number | — |
| 1999 | 125,191 number | +10.5% |
| 2000 | 136,867 number | +9.3% |
| 2001 | 85,060 number | -37.9% |
| 2002 | 86,862 number | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 87,688 number | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 88,513 number | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 86,771 number | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 93,687 number | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 99,346 number | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 111,171 number | +11.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 119,264 number | 113,336 number | 125,191 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 97,329 number | 85,060 number | 136,867 number | 9 |
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More education data for Argentina
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 288,776 (2008)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, female in Argentina?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Argentina was 111,171 number in 2008, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 136,867 number in 2000.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 85,060 number in 2001.
- How does Argentina rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- Argentina ranks 16th out of 138 countries with data for 2008.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Argentina 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.