Teachers in lower secondary education, female in North America
North America: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 615,374 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in North America, 1992–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, teachers in lower secondary education, female in North America stood at 615,374 number.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in North America peaked at 651,299 number in 2006 and was at its lowest, 447,280 number, in 1992.
North America ranks 28th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in North America, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 447,280 number | — |
| 1993 | 448,551 number | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 455,443 number | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 463,821 number | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 471,381 number | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 480,045 number | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 489,506 number | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 501,395 number | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 513,550 number | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 506,216 number | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 589,162 number | +16.4% |
| 2003 | 605,786 number | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 638,449 number | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 642,251 number | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 651,299 number | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 650,954 number | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 620,888 number | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 632,092 number | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 633,517 number | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 580,715 number | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 591,930 number | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 592,781 number | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 590,154 number | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 594,658 number | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 604,460 number | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 613,422 number | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 615,374 number | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 469,678 number | 447,280 number | 501,395 number | 8 |
| 2000s | 605,065 number | 506,216 number | 651,299 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 601,890 number | 580,715 number | 633,517 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near North America
More education data for North America
- Population ages 0-14 16.9% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.04 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 96.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.04 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0053 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.2% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 97.4% (2024)
- Labor force, female 45.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, female in North America?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, female in North America was 615,374 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 651,299 number in 2006.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 447,280 number in 1992.
- How does North America rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- North America ranks 28th out of 43 groups with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North America 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.