Teachers in secondary education, female (number) in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: Teachers in secondary education, female (number) 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.
Teachers in secondary education, female (number) in MDG: Developing Regions, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.89 million | — |
| 1971 | 2.08 million | -28.2% |
| 1972 | 2.25 million | +8.2% |
| 1973 | 2.42 million | +7.6% |
| 1974 | 3.13 million | +29.4% |
| 1975 | 2.74 million | -12.4% |
| 1976 | 2.89 million | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 3.16 million | +9.5% |
| 1978 | 3.39 million | +7.0% |
| 1979 | 4.41 million | +30.4% |
| 1980 | 4.08 million | -7.5% |
| 1981 | 4.12 million | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 4.26 million | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 4.46 million | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 4.54 million | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 4.58 million | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 4.87 million | +6.2% |
| 1987 | 5.16 million | +5.9% |
| 1988 | 5.33 million | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 5.42 million | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 5.87 million | +8.4% |
| 1991 | 5.97 million | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 6.08 million | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 6.09 million | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 6.24 million | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 6.38 million | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 6.68 million | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 6.90 million | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 7.38 million | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 7.77 million | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 7.72 million | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 7.80 million | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 8.28 million | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 8.81 million | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 9.11 million | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 9.57 million | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 9.73 million | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 10.17 million | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 10.77 million | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 11.18 million | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 11.59 million | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 11.97 million | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 12.16 million | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 12.18 million | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 12.46 million | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 12.77 million | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 13.19 million | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 13.56 million | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 13.83 million | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 14.91 million | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 15.52 million | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 16.02 million | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 16.65 million | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 17.28 million | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 18.00 million | +4.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in secondary education, female (number) in MDG: Developing Regions changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | -28.2% | 2.89 million | 2.08 million |
| 1979 | +30.4% | 3.39 million | 4.41 million |
| 1974 | +29.4% | 2.42 million | 3.13 million |
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
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 552.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8747 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 266.40 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6758 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 339.76 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 286.02 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