Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 357,752 number in 2017. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1998–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) recorded 357,752 number for teachers in lower secondary education, female in 2017. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.5% on the previous year and up 96.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 357,752 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 109,226 number, in 1998.
That places Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 37th out of 43 groups with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 109,226 number | — |
| 1999 | 116,841 number | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 123,880 number | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 129,189 number | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 133,314 number | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 145,009 number | +8.8% |
| 2004 | 151,635 number | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 158,138 number | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 176,072 number | +11.3% |
| 2007 | 182,454 number | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 194,077 number | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 259,244 number | +33.6% |
| 2010 | 233,441 number | -10.0% |
| 2011 | 249,082 number | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 265,034 number | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 291,754 number | +10.1% |
| 2014 | 311,134 number | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 321,217 number | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 339,000 number | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 357,752 number | +5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 113,034 number | 109,226 number | 116,841 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 165,301 number | 123,880 number | 259,244 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 296,052 number | 233,441 number | 357,752 number | 8 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
More education data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Population ages 15-64 55.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.2% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.67 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.1% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 3.67 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 98.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.0% (2024)
- Labor force, female 45.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 357,752 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 357,752 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 109,226 number in 1998.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 37th out of 43 groups with data for 2017.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 96.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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.