Teachers in lower secondary education, female in New Zealand

New Zealand: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 11,350 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
11,350 number
Change on year
up 3.6%
World rank
74th
of 138 countries
All-time high
11,350 number
in 2018
All-time low
7,611 number
in 1996
Years of data
23
1994–2018

Teachers in lower secondary education, female in New Zealand, 1994–2018

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k1994200620181994: 8.6k number1996: 7.6k number1997: 7.8k number1998: 7.7k number1999: 8.1k number2000: 8.5k number2001: 9.5k number2002: 9.6k number2003: 10.0k number2004: 11.0k number2005: 11.1k number2006: 11.1k number2007: 11.3k number2008: 11.2k number2009: 11.0k number2010: 10.9k number2011: 10.9k number2012: 10.8k number2014: 10.8k number2015: 10.8k number2016: 10.9k number2017: 11.0k number2018: 11.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, teachers in lower secondary education, female in New Zealand stood at 11,350 number. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in New Zealand peaked at 11,350 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 7,611 number, in 1996.

That places New Zealand 74th out of 138 countries with data for 2018, 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 New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number) in New Zealand, 1994 to 2018.
Year number Change
1994 8,582 number
1996 7,611 number -11.3%
1997 7,757 number +1.9%
1998 7,689 number -0.9%
1999 8,116 number +5.6%
2000 8,506 number +4.8%
2001 9,510 number +11.8%
2002 9,608 number +1.0%
2003 9,995 number +4.0%
2004 10,963 number +9.7%
2005 11,080 number +1.1%
2006 11,111 number +0.3%
2007 11,333 number +2.0%
2008 11,183 number -1.3%
2009 11,019 number -1.5%
2010 10,933 number -0.8%
2011 10,880 number -0.5%
2012 10,809 number -0.7%
2014 10,821 number +0.1%
2015 10,849 number +0.3%
2016 10,896 number +0.4%
2017 10,957 number +0.6%
2018 11,350 number +3.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 7,951 number 7,611 number 8,582 number 5
2000s 10,431 number 8,506 number 11,333 number 10
2010s 10,937 number 10,809 number 11,350 number 8

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 71 Moldova 12,863 number compare
  2. 72 Costa Rica 12,826 number compare
  3. 73 Lao People's Democratic Republic 12,614 number compare
  4. 75 Dominican Republic 11,011 number compare
  5. 76 Albania 10,090 number compare
  6. 77 Zambia 9,867 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in lower secondary education, female in New Zealand?
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in New Zealand was 11,350 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 11,350 number in 2018.
What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 7,611 number in 1996.
How does New Zealand rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
New Zealand ranks 74th out of 138 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this New Zealand 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.