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

Latest (2019)
1.66 million number
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
20th
of 45 groups
All-time high
1.66 million number
in 2019
All-time low
1.37 million number
in 2012
Years of data
9
2011–2019

Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 2011–2019

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2011201520192011: 1.4M number2012: 1.4M number2013: 1.4M number2014: 1.5M number2015: 1.5M number2016: 1.5M number2017: 1.6M number2018: 1.6M number2019: 1.7M number

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

Annual values for Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number) in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 2011 to 2019.
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)

  1. 17 Myanmar 95,255 number compare
  2. 18 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 94,783 number compare
  3. 19 Spain 84,556 number compare
  4. 20 Thailand 81,805 number compare
  5. 21 Nigeria 81,472 number
  6. 22 Iran, Islamic Republic of 77,889 number compare
  7. 23 Korea 72,568 number compare

See the full ranking of 183 places →

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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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Indicator
Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 2,960 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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.