Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Small states
Small states: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 56,766 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Small states, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Small states recorded 56,766 number for teachers in lower secondary education, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Small states peaked at 56,766 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 39,050 number, in 1999.
Small states ranks 40th of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Small states, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 39,050 number | — |
| 2000 | 40,879 number | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 42,224 number | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 43,649 number | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 44,495 number | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 46,212 number | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 46,671 number | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 46,927 number | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 48,050 number | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 50,288 number | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 50,237 number | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 50,043 number | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 49,535 number | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 49,450 number | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 49,162 number | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 49,860 number | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 50,417 number | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 53,477 number | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 53,870 number | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 55,566 number | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 56,766 number | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39,050 number | 39,050 number | 39,050 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 45,963 number | 40,879 number | 50,288 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 51,815 number | 49,162 number | 56,766 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Small states
More education data for Small states
- Population ages 0-14 24.2% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 243,069 (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 66.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 243,069 (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.012 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.4% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 101.3% (2024)
- Labor force, female 43.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, female in Small states?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Small states was 56,766 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 56,766 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 39,050 number in 1999.
- How does Small states rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- Small states ranks 40th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Small states 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.