Teachers in lower secondary education, female in United States of America
United States of America: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 584,243 number in 2017. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in United States of America, 1993–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in lower secondary education, female in United States of America is 584,243 number, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 3.7% over five years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in United States of America peaked at 584,243 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 403,791 number, in 1993.
That places United States of America 3rd out of 138 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in United States of America, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 403,791 number | — |
| 1994 | 410,460 number | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 419,082 number | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 426,664 number | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 447,962 number | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 563,607 number | +25.8% |
| 2015 | 569,574 number | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 584,243 number | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 421,592 number | 403,791 number | 447,962 number | 5 |
| 2010s | 572,475 number | 563,607 number | 584,243 number | 3 |
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More education data for United States of America
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.35 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5778 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.78 million (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.3162 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.29 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.05 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.48 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.19 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, female in United States of America?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, female in United States of America was 584,243 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 584,243 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 403,791 number in 1993.
- How does United States of America rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- United States of America ranks 3rd out of 138 countries with data for 2017.
- Where does this United States of America 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.