Teachers in secondary education, female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426): Teachers in secondary education, female was 616,544 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in secondary education, female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), 1978–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in secondary education, female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) stood at 616,544. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) peaked at 616,544 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 74,035, in 1979.
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 158th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Teachers in secondary education, female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 125,941 | — |
| 1979 | 74,035 | -41.2% |
| 1980 | 139,667 | +88.7% |
| 1981 | 146,238 | +4.7% |
| 1982 | 152,793 | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 160,902 | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 170,675 | +6.1% |
| 1985 | 178,554 | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 187,070 | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 198,576 | +6.2% |
| 1988 | 208,287 | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 218,575 | +4.9% |
| 1990 | 226,237 | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 229,986 | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 241,486 | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 252,011 | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 262,918 | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 275,238 | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 281,204 | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 299,565 | +6.5% |
| 1998 | 307,249 | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 310,050 | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 326,236 | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 337,719 | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 351,551 | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 391,535 | +11.4% |
| 2004 | 404,784 | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 413,628 | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 438,102 | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 457,069 | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 475,445 | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 487,930 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 498,852 | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 521,007 | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 536,942 | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 529,346 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 517,266 | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 543,312 | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 543,051 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 549,042 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 566,772 | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 557,431 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 579,901 | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 583,155 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 597,447 | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 615,716 | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 616,544 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 99,988 | 74,035 | 125,941 | 2 |
| 1980s | 176,134 | 139,667 | 218,575 | 10 |
| 1990s | 268,594 | 226,237 | 310,050 | 10 |
| 2000s | 408,400 | 326,236 | 487,930 | 10 |
| 2010s | 536,302 | 498,852 | 566,772 | 10 |
| 2020s | 598,553 | 579,901 | 616,544 | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
More education data for ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 7.00 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 7.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 2.27 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 11.66 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 10.71 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 5.24 million (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in secondary education, female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- Teachers in secondary education, female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) was 616,544 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The highest recorded value was 616,544 in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The lowest recorded value was 74,035 in 1979.
- How does ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) rank for teachers in secondary education, female?
- ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 158th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in secondary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) 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