Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 4.57 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Early-demographic dividend, 1993–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Early-demographic dividend stood at 4.57 million number. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.2% on the previous year and up 51.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 4.57 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.79 million number, in 1994.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 6th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1.85 million number | — |
| 1994 | 1.79 million number | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 1.92 million number | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 1.93 million number | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 1.99 million number | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 2.02 million number | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 2.02 million number | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 2.09 million number | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 2.11 million number | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 2.22 million number | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 2.31 million number | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 2.36 million number | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 2.51 million number | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 2.60 million number | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 2.77 million number | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 2.90 million number | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 3.01 million number | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 3.15 million number | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 3.24 million number | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 3.26 million number | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 3.49 million number | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 3.56 million number | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 3.65 million number | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 3.87 million number | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 4.06 million number | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 4.14 million number | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 4.57 million number | +10.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.93 million number | 1.79 million number | 2.02 million number | 7 |
| 2000s | 2.49 million number | 2.09 million number | 3.01 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.70 million number | 3.15 million number | 4.57 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
More education data for Early-demographic dividend
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13.97 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 26.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 105.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 13.97 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 105.0% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 106.2% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4142 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, female in Early-demographic dividend?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Early-demographic dividend was 4.57 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 4.57 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.79 million number in 1994.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 6th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend 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.