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
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Pre-demographic dividend, 2003–2016
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More education data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Population ages 15-64 55.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.6% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 4.66 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 98.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 4.66 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.2% (2024)
- Labor force, female 45.5% (2025)
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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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.