Teachers in lower secondary education, female in IBRD only

IBRD only: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 8.28 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
8.28 million number
Change on year
up 6.7%
Rank
4th
of 43 groups
All-time high
8.28 million number
in 2019
All-time low
4.92 million number
in 1994
Years of data
26
1994–2019

Teachers in lower secondary education, female in IBRD only, 1994–2019

02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M1994200620191994: 4.9M number1995: 5.1M number1996: 5.2M number1997: 5.4M number1998: 5.7M number1999: 5.5M number2000: 5.7M number2001: 5.9M number2002: 6.1M number2003: 6.1M number2004: 6.2M number2005: 6.3M number2006: 6.3M number2007: 6.3M number2008: 6.5M number2009: 6.6M number2010: 6.7M number2011: 6.8M number2012: 6.8M number2013: 7.0M number2014: 7.1M number2015: 7.2M number2016: 7.4M number2017: 7.6M number2018: 7.8M number2019: 8.3M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in lower secondary education, female in IBRD only is 8.28 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 26.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in IBRD only peaked at 8.28 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.92 million number, in 1994.

IBRD only ranks 4th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Teachers in lower secondary education, female in IBRD only, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number) in IBRD only, 1994 to 2019.
Year number Change
1994 4.92 million number
1995 5.08 million number +3.3%
1996 5.23 million number +2.9%
1997 5.40 million number +3.4%
1998 5.72 million number +5.9%
1999 5.54 million number -3.2%
2000 5.69 million number +2.8%
2001 5.86 million number +3.0%
2002 6.09 million number +3.9%
2003 6.15 million number +0.9%
2004 6.17 million number +0.4%
2005 6.28 million number +1.8%
2006 6.27 million number -0.2%
2007 6.31 million number +0.7%
2008 6.46 million number +2.3%
2009 6.55 million number +1.5%
2010 6.70 million number +2.2%
2011 6.76 million number +1.0%
2012 6.76 million number -0.0%
2013 6.98 million number +3.3%
2014 7.07 million number +1.2%
2015 7.17 million number +1.4%
2016 7.41 million number +3.4%
2017 7.61 million number +2.6%
2018 7.76 million number +2.0%
2019 8.28 million number +6.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5.32 million number 4.92 million number 5.72 million number 6
2000s 6.18 million number 5.69 million number 6.55 million number 10
2010s 7.25 million number 6.70 million number 8.28 million number 10

Countries ranked near IBRD only

  1. 1 China 2.12 million number compare
  2. 2 India 1.62 million number compare
  3. 3 United States of America 584,243 number compare
  4. 4 Brazil 512,117 number compare
  5. 5 Indonesia 505,287 number compare
  6. 6 Pakistan 339,878 number compare
  7. 7 Germany 274,083 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 IBRD only?
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in IBRD only was 8.28 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in IBRD only?
The highest recorded value was 8.28 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in IBRD only?
The lowest recorded value was 4.92 million number in 1994.
How does IBRD only rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
IBRD only ranks 4th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in IBRD only?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this IBRD only 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.