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

Latest (2019)
1.40 million number
Change on year
up 1.5%
Rank
20th
of 43 groups
All-time high
1.40 million number
in 2019
All-time low
565,125 number
in 1998
Years of data
23
1997–2019

Teachers in lower secondary education, female in IDA total, 1997–2019

0500.0k1.0M1.5M1997200820191997: 579.6k number1998: 565.1k number1999: 570.6k number2000: 589.9k number2001: 625.5k number2002: 642.4k number2003: 687.9k number2004: 708.6k number2005: 752.6k number2006: 753.7k number2007: 763.8k number2008: 810.9k number2009: 902.0k number2010: 900.3k number2011: 995.4k number2012: 1.0M number2013: 1.1M number2014: 1.2M number2015: 1.2M number2016: 1.3M number2017: 1.4M number2018: 1.4M number2019: 1.4M number

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

Annual values for Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number) in IDA total, 1997 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 17 Myanmar 95,255 number compare
  2. 18 United Kingdom 94,783 number compare
  3. 19 Spain 84,556 number compare
  4. 20 Thailand 81,805 number compare
  5. 21 Nigeria 81,472 number compare
  6. 22 Iran 77,889 number compare
  7. 23 South Korea 72,568 number compare

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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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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
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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.