Teachers in secondary education, female (number) in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405): Teachers in secondary education, female (number) was 1.90 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
1.90 million
Change on year
up 1.3%
Rank
88th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.90 million
in 2024
All-time low
109,527
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Teachers in secondary education, female in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in secondary education, female in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) stood at 1.90 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 44.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, female in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) peaked at 1.90 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 109,527, in 1970.
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 88th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Teachers in secondary education, female (number) in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 109,527 | — |
| 1971 | 109,747 | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 116,745 | +6.4% |
| 1973 | 121,046 | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 125,189 | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 132,560 | +5.9% |
| 1976 | 139,600 | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 149,109 | +6.8% |
| 1978 | 161,005 | +8.0% |
| 1979 | 173,487 | +7.8% |
| 1980 | 188,949 | +8.9% |
| 1981 | 206,770 | +9.4% |
| 1982 | 223,301 | +8.0% |
| 1983 | 246,859 | +10.5% |
| 1984 | 269,970 | +9.4% |
| 1985 | 288,310 | +6.8% |
| 1986 | 315,122 | +9.3% |
| 1987 | 345,170 | +9.5% |
| 1988 | 372,124 | +7.8% |
| 1989 | 379,408 | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 409,953 | +8.1% |
| 1991 | 438,770 | +7.0% |
| 1992 | 452,300 | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 472,466 | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 495,156 | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 510,891 | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 536,255 | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 557,883 | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 581,326 | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 605,311 | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 623,157 | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 662,878 | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 665,892 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 700,690 | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 712,344 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 726,381 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 794,422 | +9.4% |
| 2007 | 818,676 | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 917,832 | +12.1% |
| 2009 | 1.01 million | +9.8% |
| 2010 | 1.08 million | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 1.23 million | +13.7% |
| 2012 | 1.18 million | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 1.29 million | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 1.31 million | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 1.39 million | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 1.38 million | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.44 million | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 1.51 million | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 1.60 million | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 1.68 million | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 1.73 million | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 1.77 million | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 1.87 million | +6.0% |
| 2024 | 1.90 million | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 133,802 | 109,527 | 173,487 | 10 |
| 1980s | 283,598 | 188,949 | 379,408 | 10 |
| 1990s | 506,031 | 409,953 | 605,311 | 10 |
| 2000s | 763,032 | 623,157 | 1.01 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.34 million | 1.08 million | 1.60 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.79 million | 1.68 million | 1.90 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
More education data for ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 50.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 9.24 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in secondary education, female in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- Teachers in secondary education, female in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) was 1.90 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.90 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- The lowest recorded value was 109,527 in 1970.
- How does ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) rank for teachers in secondary education, female?
- ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 88th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in secondary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) 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