Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Pre-demographic dividend

Pre-demographic dividend: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 517,317 number in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
517,317 number
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
35th
of 43 groups
All-time high
517,317 number
in 2016
All-time low
182,163 number
in 2003
Years of data
14
2003–2016

Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Pre-demographic dividend, 2003–2016

0200.0k400.0k600.0k2003200920162003: 182.2k number2004: 186.2k number2005: 203.8k number2006: 227.4k number2007: 238.4k number2008: 271.9k number2009: 345.9k number2010: 320.4k number2011: 380.2k number2012: 376.1k number2013: 465.6k number2014: 495.6k number2015: 513.0k number2016: 517.3k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2016, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Pre-demographic dividend stood at 517,317 number. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 127.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 517,317 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 182,163 number, in 2003.

That places Pre-demographic dividend 35th out of 43 groups with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Pre-demographic dividend, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number) in Pre-demographic dividend, 2003 to 2016.
Year number Change
2003 182,163 number
2004 186,159 number +2.2%
2005 203,772 number +9.5%
2006 227,385 number +11.6%
2007 238,427 number +4.9%
2008 271,933 number +14.1%
2009 345,906 number +27.2%
2010 320,402 number -7.4%
2011 380,213 number +18.7%
2012 376,148 number -1.1%
2013 465,645 number +23.8%
2014 495,553 number +6.4%
2015 513,021 number +3.5%
2016 517,317 number +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 236,535 number 182,163 number 345,906 number 7
2010s 438,328 number 320,402 number 517,317 number 7

Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend

  1. 32 Kenya 35,736 number compare
  2. 33 Morocco 33,768 number compare
  3. 34 Ghana 33,763 number compare
  4. 35 Austria 31,856 number compare
  5. 36 Belgium 31,708 number compare
  6. 37 Netherlands 31,391 number compare
  7. 38 Hungary 30,500 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in lower secondary education, female in Pre-demographic dividend?
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Pre-demographic dividend was 517,317 number in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 517,317 number in 2016.
What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 182,163 number in 2003.
How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 35th out of 43 groups with data for 2016.
Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is up 127.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Pre-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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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.