Teachers in secondary education, female in SDG: World
SDG: World: Teachers in secondary education, female was 23.62 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
23.62 million
Change on year
up 3.2%
Rank
1st
of 221 groups
All-time high
23.62 million
in 2024
All-time low
7.01 million
in 1975
Years of data
52
1970–2024
Teachers in secondary education, female in SDG: World, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
SDG: World recorded 23.62 million for teachers in secondary education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, female in SDG: World peaked at 23.62 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.01 million, in 1975.
That places SDG: World 1st out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Teachers in secondary education, female in SDG: World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7.27 million | — |
| 1974 | 7.35 million | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 7.01 million | -4.6% |
| 1976 | 7.19 million | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 7.56 million | +5.1% |
| 1978 | 7.82 million | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 8.86 million | +13.3% |
| 1980 | 8.66 million | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 8.42 million | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 8.87 million | +5.4% |
| 1983 | 9.10 million | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 9.19 million | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 9.29 million | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 9.38 million | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 9.76 million | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 10.05 million | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 10.21 million | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 10.60 million | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 10.75 million | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 11.01 million | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 11.06 million | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 11.31 million | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 11.52 million | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 11.88 million | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 12.15 million | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 12.60 million | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 13.05 million | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 13.11 million | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 13.27 million | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 13.76 million | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 14.27 million | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 14.53 million | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 14.96 million | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 15.09 million | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 15.53 million | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 16.05 million | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 16.46 million | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 16.83 million | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 17.16 million | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 17.33 million | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 17.39 million | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 17.67 million | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 18.02 million | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 18.52 million | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 18.94 million | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 19.25 million | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 20.38 million | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 21.04 million | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 21.60 million | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 22.26 million | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 22.89 million | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 23.62 million | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.58 million | 7.01 million | 8.86 million | 7 |
| 1980s | 9.29 million | 8.42 million | 10.21 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.59 million | 10.60 million | 13.05 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.70 million | 13.11 million | 16.46 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.15 million | 16.83 million | 20.38 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.28 million | 21.04 million | 23.62 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: World
More education data for SDG: World
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.8% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 314.66 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 10.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 337.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 206.57 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 34.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 404.43 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 213.09 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 199.67 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in secondary education, female in SDG: World?
- Teachers in secondary education, female in SDG: World was 23.62 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, female recorded in SDG: World?
- The highest recorded value was 23.62 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, female recorded in SDG: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.01 million in 1975.
- How does SDG: World rank for teachers in secondary education, female?
- SDG: World ranks 1st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in secondary education, female rising or falling in SDG: World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: World 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