Teachers in lower secondary education, female in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 94,783 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1993–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in lower secondary education, female in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is 94,783 number, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 99,124 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 77,626 number, in 1994.
That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 18th out of 138 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 79,871 number | — |
| 1994 | 77,626 number | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 83,969 number | +8.2% |
| 1996 | 79,903 number | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 79,403 number | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 78,122 number | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 83,768 number | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 86,839 number | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 85,847 number | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 87,597 number | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 88,692 number | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 92,822 number | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 90,044 number | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 89,486 number | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 94,276 number | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 92,079 number | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 96,456 number | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 99,124 number | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 93,625 number | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 94,783 number | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79,816 number | 77,626 number | 83,969 number | 6 |
| 2000s | 88,819 number | 83,768 number | 94,276 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 95,213 number | 92,079 number | 99,124 number | 5 |
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More education data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.24 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.79 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.62 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.929 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.20 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.2 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 242,999 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 38,128 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.81 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.98 % change on previous year (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, female in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, female in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 94,783 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 99,124 number in 2016.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 77,626 number in 1994.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 18th out of 138 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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.