Teachers in lower secondary education, female in IDA only
IDA only: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 612,847 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in IDA only, 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in lower secondary education, female in IDA only stood at 612,847 number.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 32.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in IDA only peaked at 613,738 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 230,588 number, in 1998.
That places IDA only 29th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in IDA only, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 245,623 number | — |
| 1998 | 230,588 number | -6.1% |
| 1999 | 232,910 number | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 248,620 number | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 259,168 number | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 270,363 number | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 307,278 number | +13.7% |
| 2004 | 326,741 number | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 347,198 number | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 372,932 number | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 384,650 number | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 394,715 number | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 461,634 number | +17.0% |
| 2010 | 445,233 number | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 471,066 number | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 484,373 number | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 495,993 number | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 511,731 number | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 545,396 number | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 584,702 number | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 598,358 number | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 613,738 number | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 612,847 number | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 236,374 number | 230,588 number | 245,623 number | 3 |
| 2000s | 337,330 number | 248,620 number | 461,634 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 536,344 number | 445,233 number | 613,738 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
More education data for IDA only
- Population ages 0-14 37.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.00 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 5.00 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 101.6% (2024)
- Labor force, total 476.44 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, female in IDA only?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, female in IDA only was 612,847 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in IDA only?
- The highest recorded value was 613,738 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 230,588 number in 1998.
- How does IDA only rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- IDA only ranks 29th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA 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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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.