Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Low income

Low income: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 293,059 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
293,059 number
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
38th
of 43 groups
All-time high
293,059 number
in 2019
All-time low
140,036 number
in 2001
Years of data
19
2001–2019

Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Low income, 2001–2019

0100.0k200.0k300.0k2001201020192001: 140.0k number2002: 145.5k number2003: 174.6k number2004: 185.1k number2005: 193.0k number2006: 203.4k number2007: 212.9k number2008: 220.2k number2009: 228.7k number2010: 246.4k number2011: 263.7k number2012: 263.7k number2013: 265.1k number2014: 261.5k number2015: 266.4k number2016: 265.2k number2017: 282.1k number2018: 290.1k number2019: 293.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Low income stood at 293,059 number. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 28.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Low income peaked at 293,059 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 140,036 number, in 2001.

Low income ranks 38th of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Low income, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number) in Low income, 2001 to 2019.
Year number Change
2001 140,036 number
2002 145,518 number +3.9%
2003 174,599 number +20.0%
2004 185,094 number +6.0%
2005 192,953 number +4.2%
2006 203,398 number +5.4%
2007 212,927 number +4.7%
2008 220,150 number +3.4%
2009 228,708 number +3.9%
2010 246,416 number +7.7%
2011 263,721 number +7.0%
2012 263,695 number -0.0%
2013 265,092 number +0.5%
2014 261,505 number -1.4%
2015 266,391 number +1.9%
2016 265,217 number -0.4%
2017 282,112 number +6.4%
2018 290,096 number +2.8%
2019 293,059 number +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 189,265 number 140,036 number 228,708 number 9
2010s 269,730 number 246,416 number 293,059 number 10

Countries ranked near Low income

  1. 35 Austria 31,856 number compare
  2. 36 Belgium 31,708 number compare
  3. 37 Netherlands 31,391 number compare
  4. 38 Hungary 30,500 number compare
  5. 39 Portugal 28,753 number compare
  6. 40 Greece 28,038 number compare
  7. 41 Ecuador 26,420 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 Low income?
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Low income was 293,059 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Low income?
The highest recorded value was 293,059 number in 2019.
What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Low income?
The lowest recorded value was 140,036 number in 2001.
How does Low income rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
Low income ranks 38th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Low income?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Low income 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.