Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 1.66 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 2011–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) recorded 1.66 million number for teachers in lower secondary education, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 1.66 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.37 million number, in 2012.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 20th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1.39 million number | — |
| 2012 | 1.37 million number | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 1.43 million number | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 1.46 million number | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 1.49 million number | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 1.54 million number | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 1.60 million number | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 1.64 million number | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 1.66 million number | +1.0% |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
More education data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.66 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1746 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0626 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 28.09 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 906,553 (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 22.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 1.66 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.66 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.37 million number in 2012.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 20th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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.