Teachers in secondary education, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Teachers in secondary education, female was 14.32 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in secondary education, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in secondary education, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) is 14.32 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 49.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 14.32 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.04 million, in 1971.
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 12th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.56 million | 3.04 million | 4.40 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.29 million | 3.71 million | 4.75 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.62 million | 5.06 million | 6.69 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.57 million | 6.63 million | 8.86 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.05 million | 9.13 million | 11.91 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.28 million | 12.36 million | 14.32 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 187.37 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 203.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 127.86 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 18.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 216.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 242.68 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 116.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in secondary education, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Teachers in secondary education, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 14.32 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, female recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 14.32 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, female recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.04 million in 1971.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for teachers in secondary education, female?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 12th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in secondary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release