Teachers in secondary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437): Teachers in secondary education, female was 7.54 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in secondary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), 1978–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in secondary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) stood at 7.54 million. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) peaked at 7.54 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.53 million, in 1981.
That places ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 18th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Teachers in secondary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 2.78 million | — |
| 1979 | 2.80 million | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 2.80 million | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 2.53 million | -9.6% |
| 1982 | 2.81 million | +11.3% |
| 1983 | 2.89 million | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 2.85 million | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 3.00 million | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 2.76 million | -7.8% |
| 1987 | 2.93 million | +6.3% |
| 1988 | 3.04 million | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 3.07 million | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 3.16 million | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 3.21 million | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 3.25 million | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 3.29 million | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 3.35 million | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 3.47 million | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 3.69 million | +6.4% |
| 1997 | 3.84 million | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 4.24 million | +10.4% |
| 1999 | 4.60 million | +8.7% |
| 2000 | 4.47 million | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 4.49 million | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 4.57 million | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 4.72 million | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 4.78 million | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 4.88 million | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 5.05 million | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 5.36 million | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 5.46 million | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 5.54 million | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 5.65 million | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 5.66 million | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 5.69 million | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 5.67 million | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 5.81 million | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 6.00 million | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 6.14 million | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 6.35 million | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 6.59 million | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 6.73 million | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 6.81 million | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 7.01 million | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 7.18 million | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 7.35 million | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 7.54 million | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.79 million | 2.78 million | 2.80 million | 2 |
| 1980s | 2.87 million | 2.53 million | 3.07 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.61 million | 3.16 million | 4.60 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.93 million | 4.47 million | 5.54 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.03 million | 5.65 million | 6.73 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.18 million | 6.81 million | 7.54 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 85.23 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.4426 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 76.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 58.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 91.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in secondary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- Teachers in secondary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) was 7.54 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.54 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.53 million in 1981.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank for teachers in secondary education, female?
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 18th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in secondary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 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