Teachers in lower secondary education, female in United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 14,336 number in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
14,336 number
Change on year
up 41.7%
World rank
67th
of 138 countries
All-time high
14,336 number
in 2016
All-time low
4,554 number
in 1999
Years of data
13
1999–2016

Teachers in lower secondary education, female in United Arab Emirates, 1999–2016

4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k12.0k14.0k1999200720161999: 4.6k number2000: 4.8k number2001: 4.7k number2002: 5.0k number2003: 5.9k number2004: 6.2k number2005: 6.6k number2006: 7.5k number2007: 7.6k number2009: 8.8k number2010: 9.0k number2015: 10.1k number2016: 14.3k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2016, teachers in lower secondary education, female in United Arab Emirates stood at 14,336 number. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 41.7% on the previous year and up 90.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in United Arab Emirates peaked at 14,336 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4,554 number, in 1999.

United Arab Emirates ranks 67th of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Teachers in lower secondary education, female in United Arab Emirates, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number) in United Arab Emirates, 1999 to 2016.
Year number Change
1999 4,554 number
2000 4,789 number +5.2%
2001 4,671 number -2.5%
2002 5,006 number +7.2%
2003 5,891 number +17.7%
2004 6,156 number +4.5%
2005 6,601 number +7.2%
2006 7,529 number +14.1%
2007 7,604 number +1.0%
2009 8,792 number +15.6%
2010 9,021 number +2.6%
2015 10,120 number +12.2%
2016 14,336 number +41.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4,554 number 4,554 number 4,554 number 1
2000s 6,338 number 4,671 number 8,792 number 9
2010s 11,159 number 9,021 number 14,336 number 3

Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates

  1. 64 Kuwait 15,401 number compare
  2. 65 Finland 15,172 number compare
  3. 66 Honduras 14,796 number compare
  4. 68 Bulgaria 13,877 number compare
  5. 69 Guatemala 13,442 number compare
  6. 70 Cambodia 13,421 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in lower secondary education, female in United Arab Emirates?
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in United Arab Emirates was 14,336 number in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The highest recorded value was 14,336 number in 2016.
What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The lowest recorded value was 4,554 number in 1999.
How does United Arab Emirates rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
United Arab Emirates ranks 67th out of 138 countries with data for 2016.
Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
Over the last ten years it is up 90.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United Arab Emirates 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.