Teachers in secondary education, female (number) in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200): Teachers in secondary education, female (number) was 6.76 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6.76 million
Change on year
up 2.2%
Rank
24th
of 221 groups
All-time high
6.76 million
in 2024
All-time low
5.22 million
in 1991
Years of data
34
1991–2024
Teachers in secondary education, female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), 1991–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in secondary education, female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) is 6.76 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) peaked at 6.76 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.22 million, in 1991.
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 24th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Teachers in secondary education, female (number) in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5.22 million | — |
| 1992 | 5.37 million | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 5.38 million | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 5.46 million | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 5.52 million | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 5.63 million | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 5.68 million | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 5.72 million | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 5.76 million | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 5.89 million | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 6.01 million | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 6.03 million | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 6.04 million | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5.98 million | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 5.96 million | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 5.95 million | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 5.96 million | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 5.87 million | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 5.87 million | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 5.82 million | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 5.75 million | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 5.72 million | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 5.81 million | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 5.83 million | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 5.91 million | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 6.04 million | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 6.13 million | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 6.19 million | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 6.26 million | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 6.34 million | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 6.41 million | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 6.52 million | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 6.61 million | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 6.76 million | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.53 million | 5.22 million | 5.76 million | 9 |
| 2000s | 5.96 million | 5.87 million | 6.04 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.95 million | 5.72 million | 6.26 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.53 million | 6.34 million | 6.76 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
- 21 United Kingdom 226,973 compare
- 22 Ukraine 226,280 compare
- 23 Argentina 221,331 compare
- 24 Spain 204,966 compare
- 25 Iran 200,449 compare
- 26 Kazakhstan 187,261 compare
- 27 Bangladesh 163,967 compare
More education data for ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 29.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 54.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.299 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 58.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.2912 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 38.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 794,026 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in secondary education, female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Teachers in secondary education, female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) was 6.76 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, female recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.76 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, female recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.22 million in 1991.
- How does ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) rank for teachers in secondary education, female?
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 24th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in secondary education, female rising or falling in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 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.
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February 2026 Data Release