Teachers in secondary education, female in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: Teachers in secondary education, female was 18.00 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in secondary education, female in MDG: Developing Regions, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in secondary education, female in MDG: Developing Regions is 18.00 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and up 44.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, female in MDG: Developing Regions peaked at 18.00 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.08 million, in 1971.
MDG: Developing Regions ranks 10th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.94 million | 2.08 million | 4.41 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.68 million | 4.08 million | 5.42 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.54 million | 5.87 million | 7.77 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.31 million | 7.72 million | 11.18 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.86 million | 11.59 million | 14.91 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.69 million | 15.52 million | 18.00 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Developing Regions
More education data for MDG: Developing Regions
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 266.40 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 286.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 171.20 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 28.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 365.72 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 368.76 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 178.28 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in secondary education, female in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Teachers in secondary education, female in MDG: Developing Regions was 18.00 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, female recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 18.00 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, female recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.08 million in 1971.
- How does MDG: Developing Regions rank for teachers in secondary education, female?
- MDG: Developing Regions ranks 10th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in secondary education, female rising or falling in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this MDG: Developing Regions 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