Teachers in secondary education, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): Teachers in secondary education, female was 231,695 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in secondary education, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 1990–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in secondary education, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) is 231,695, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 231,695 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 87,287, in 1990.
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 186th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Teachers in secondary education, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 87,287 | — |
| 1991 | 94,571 | +8.3% |
| 1992 | 96,205 | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 99,216 | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 103,180 | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 106,531 | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 107,893 | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 106,601 | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 106,776 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 108,464 | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 111,707 | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 121,031 | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 116,746 | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 119,741 | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 125,422 | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 123,037 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 135,055 | +9.8% |
| 2007 | 140,568 | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 145,910 | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 160,555 | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 163,493 | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 167,267 | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 172,828 | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 181,979 | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 191,032 | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 200,295 | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 204,169 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 211,322 | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 211,342 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 221,476 | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 219,426 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 221,091 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 224,419 | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 227,034 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 231,695 | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 101,672 | 87,287 | 108,464 | 10 |
| 2000s | 129,977 | 111,707 | 160,555 | 10 |
| 2010s | 192,520 | 163,493 | 221,476 | 10 |
| 2020s | 224,733 | 219,426 | 231,695 | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- 183 United States Virgin Islands 400 compare
- 184 Saint Kitts and Nevis 392 compare
- 185 Andorra 389 compare
- 186 Dominica 357 compare
- 187 Aruba 329 compare
- 188 Sao Tome and Principe 305 compare
- 189 Monaco 289 compare
More education data for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.2683 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 545,537 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 329,590 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.1548 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in secondary education, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Teachers in secondary education, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 231,695 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, female recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 231,695 in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, female recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 87,287 in 1990.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for teachers in secondary education, female?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 186th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in secondary education, female rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release