Teachers in lower secondary education, female in IDA total
IDA total: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 1.40 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in IDA total, 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in lower secondary education, female in IDA total stood at 1.40 million number. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 55.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in IDA total peaked at 1.40 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 565,125 number, in 1998.
IDA total ranks 20th of 43 groups on this measure, 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 total, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 579,572 number | — |
| 1998 | 565,125 number | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 570,595 number | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 589,850 number | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 625,456 number | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 642,401 number | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 687,872 number | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 708,594 number | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 752,642 number | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 753,685 number | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 763,752 number | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 810,932 number | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 901,956 number | +11.2% |
| 2010 | 900,290 number | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 995,392 number | +10.6% |
| 2012 | 1.03 million number | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 1.13 million number | +10.1% |
| 2014 | 1.18 million number | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 1.24 million number | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 1.28 million number | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 1.36 million number | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 1.38 million number | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 1.40 million number | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 571,764 number | 565,125 number | 579,572 number | 3 |
| 2000s | 723,714 number | 589,850 number | 901,956 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.19 million number | 900,290 number | 1.40 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
More education data for IDA total
- Population ages 0-14 37.6% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 7.15 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0037 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 7.15 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.0% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 98.5% (2024)
- Labor force, total 757.58 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, female in IDA total?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, female in IDA total was 1.40 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 1.40 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 565,125 number in 1998.
- How does IDA total rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- IDA total ranks 20th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA total 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.