Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Late-demographic dividend
Late-demographic dividend: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 4.49 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Late-demographic dividend, 1994–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Late-demographic dividend stood at 4.49 million number. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 4.49 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.46 million number, in 1994.
That places Late-demographic dividend 7th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Late-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 3.46 million number | — |
| 1995 | 3.48 million number | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 3.59 million number | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 3.71 million number | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 3.95 million number | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 3.80 million number | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 3.90 million number | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 4.08 million number | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 4.20 million number | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 4.20 million number | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 4.20 million number | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 4.22 million number | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 4.10 million number | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 3.97 million number | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 4.01 million number | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 4.01 million number | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4.04 million number | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 4.06 million number | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 4.08 million number | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 4.07 million number | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 4.11 million number | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 4.17 million number | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 4.23 million number | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 4.30 million number | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 4.38 million number | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 4.49 million number | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.66 million number | 3.46 million number | 3.95 million number | 6 |
| 2000s | 4.09 million number | 3.90 million number | 4.22 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.19 million number | 4.04 million number | 4.49 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend
More education data for Late-demographic dividend
- Population ages 15-64 68.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.0% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.38 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0045 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 10.38 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 99.9% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.5306 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, female in Late-demographic dividend?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Late-demographic dividend was 4.49 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 4.49 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.46 million number in 1994.
- How does Late-demographic dividend rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 7th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Late-demographic dividend 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.