Teachers in lower secondary education, female in South Asia
South Asia: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 2.11 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in South Asia, 1993–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in lower secondary education, female in South Asia stood at 2.11 million number. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 27.0% on the previous year and up 111.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in South Asia peaked at 2.11 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 564,620 number, in 1999.
South Asia ranks 16th 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 South Asia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 604,717 number | — |
| 1994 | 569,280 number | -5.9% |
| 1995 | 604,700 number | +6.2% |
| 1996 | 602,745 number | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 618,773 number | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 590,594 number | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 564,620 number | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 577,446 number | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 607,794 number | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 628,123 number | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 653,915 number | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 676,778 number | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 767,526 number | +13.4% |
| 2006 | 786,627 number | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 877,256 number | +11.5% |
| 2008 | 944,021 number | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 996,391 number | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 1.05 million number | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 1.12 million number | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 1.17 million number | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 1.32 million number | +13.4% |
| 2014 | 1.34 million number | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 1.36 million number | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 1.53 million number | +12.8% |
| 2017 | 1.64 million number | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 1.66 million number | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 2.11 million number | +27.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 593,633 number | 564,620 number | 618,773 number | 7 |
| 2000s | 751,588 number | 577,446 number | 996,391 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.43 million number | 1.05 million number | 2.11 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
More education data for South Asia
- Population ages 15-64 68.1% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.84 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 24.6% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 119.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 5.84 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0035 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 119.2% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 118.8% (2024)
- Labor force, total 709.68 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, female in South Asia?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, female in South Asia was 2.11 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.11 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 564,620 number in 1999.
- How does South Asia rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- South Asia ranks 16th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 111.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Asia 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.