Teachers in lower secondary education, female in High income

High income: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 2.32 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
2.32 million number
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
14th
of 43 groups
All-time high
2.34 million number
in 2007
All-time low
1.88 million number
in 1992
Years of data
28
1992–2019

Teachers in lower secondary education, female in High income, 1992–2019

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M1992200520191992: 1.9M number1993: 1.9M number1994: 2.0M number1995: 2.0M number1996: 2.0M number1997: 2.0M number1998: 2.0M number1999: 2.0M number2000: 2.1M number2001: 2.1M number2002: 2.2M number2003: 2.3M number2004: 2.3M number2005: 2.3M number2006: 2.3M number2007: 2.3M number2008: 2.3M number2009: 2.3M number2010: 2.3M number2011: 2.3M number2012: 2.3M number2013: 2.3M number2014: 2.3M number2015: 2.3M number2016: 2.3M number2017: 2.3M number2018: 2.3M number2019: 2.3M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

High income recorded 2.32 million number for teachers in lower secondary education, female in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in High income peaked at 2.34 million number in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1.88 million number, in 1992.

High income ranks 14th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.

Teachers in lower secondary education, female in High income, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number) in High income, 1992 to 2019.
Year number Change
1992 1.88 million number
1993 1.95 million number +3.7%
1994 1.98 million number +1.5%
1995 1.97 million number -0.2%
1996 1.97 million number -0.3%
1997 1.96 million number -0.5%
1998 1.98 million number +1.1%
1999 2.04 million number +3.1%
2000 2.08 million number +2.0%
2001 2.11 million number +1.3%
2002 2.23 million number +5.7%
2003 2.26 million number +1.4%
2004 2.30 million number +1.9%
2005 2.33 million number +1.2%
2006 2.34 million number +0.2%
2007 2.34 million number +0.3%
2008 2.31 million number -1.3%
2009 2.31 million number +0.1%
2010 2.32 million number +0.3%
2011 2.28 million number -1.8%
2012 2.28 million number -0.1%
2013 2.26 million number -0.6%
2014 2.27 million number +0.4%
2015 2.29 million number +0.8%
2016 2.31 million number +0.7%
2017 2.31 million number +0.1%
2018 2.30 million number -0.4%
2019 2.32 million number +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.97 million number 1.88 million number 2.04 million number 8
2000s 2.26 million number 2.08 million number 2.34 million number 10
2010s 2.29 million number 2.26 million number 2.32 million number 10

Countries ranked near High income

  1. 11 Türkiye 195,037 number compare
  2. 12 Uzbekistan 173,783 number compare
  3. 13 Egypt 157,365 number compare
  4. 14 France 146,454 number compare
  5. 15 Italy 133,345 number compare
  6. 16 Argentina 111,171 number compare
  7. 17 Myanmar 95,255 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 High income?
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in High income was 2.32 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in High income?
The highest recorded value was 2.34 million number in 2007.
What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in High income?
The lowest recorded value was 1.88 million number in 1992.
How does High income rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
High income ranks 14th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in High income?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this 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.