Teachers in secondary education, female in SDG: Northern America

SDG: Northern America: Teachers in secondary education, female was 1.20 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.20 million
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
122nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.20 million
in 2024
All-time low
824,360
in 1993
Years of data
33
1992–2024

Teachers in secondary education, female in SDG: Northern America, 1992–2024

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M1992200820241992: 884.8k1993: 824.4k1994: 836.2k1995: 851.4k1996: 865.1k1997: 911.7k1998: 906.2k1999: 926.3k2000: 950.5k2001: 990.4k2002: 1.0M2003: 1.1M2004: 1.1M2005: 1.1M2006: 1.1M2007: 1.1M2008: 1.1M2009: 1.2M2010: 1.2M2011: 1.1M2012: 1.1M2013: 1.1M2014: 1.1M2015: 1.1M2016: 1.1M2017: 1.2M2018: 1.2M2019: 1.2M2020: 1.2M2021: 1.2M2022: 1.2M2023: 1.2M2024: 1.2M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

SDG: Northern America recorded 1.20 million for teachers in secondary education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, female in SDG: Northern America peaked at 1.20 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 824,360, in 1993.

That places SDG: Northern America 122nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Teachers in secondary education, female in SDG: Northern America, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in secondary education, female (number) in SDG: Northern America, 1992 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1992 884,794
1993 824,360 -6.8%
1994 836,241 +1.4%
1995 851,377 +1.8%
1996 865,109 +1.6%
1997 911,694 +5.4%
1998 906,213 -0.6%
1999 926,312 +2.2%
2000 950,476 +2.6%
2001 990,420 +4.2%
2002 1.03 million +4.4%
2003 1.07 million +3.7%
2004 1.10 million +2.9%
2005 1.13 million +2.0%
2006 1.14 million +1.6%
2007 1.14 million -0.3%
2008 1.13 million -0.7%
2009 1.17 million +3.5%
2010 1.15 million -1.7%
2011 1.13 million -1.8%
2012 1.12 million -0.8%
2013 1.11 million -0.8%
2014 1.11 million -0.2%
2015 1.13 million +1.2%
2016 1.15 million +2.2%
2017 1.16 million +0.7%
2018 1.18 million +1.6%
2019 1.16 million -1.2%
2020 1.18 million +1.6%
2021 1.18 million +0.0%
2022 1.19 million +0.7%
2023 1.19 million +0.2%
2024 1.20 million +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 875,762 824,360 926,312 8
2000s 1.09 million 950,476 1.17 million 10
2010s 1.14 million 1.11 million 1.18 million 10
2020s 1.19 million 1.18 million 1.20 million 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in secondary education, female in SDG: Northern America?
Teachers in secondary education, female in SDG: Northern America was 1.20 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in secondary education, female recorded in SDG: Northern America?
The highest recorded value was 1.20 million in 2024.
What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, female recorded in SDG: Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 824,360 in 1993.
How does SDG: Northern America rank for teachers in secondary education, female?
SDG: Northern America ranks 122nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is teachers in secondary education, female rising or falling in SDG: Northern America?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this SDG: Northern America 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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Indicator
Teachers in secondary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
431 places, 15,121 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release