Teachers in secondary education, female (number) in UIS: World
UIS: World: Teachers in secondary education, female (number) 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 UIS: World, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
UIS: World recorded 23.62 million for teachers in secondary education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it 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 UIS: World peaked at 23.62 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.01 million, in 1975.
That places UIS: 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 (number) in UIS: 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 |
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More education data for UIS: World
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3122 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5777 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34.10 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 314.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 337.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4213 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 206.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 129.51 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in secondary education, female in UIS: World?
- Teachers in secondary education, female in UIS: World was 23.62 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, female recorded in UIS: World?
- The highest recorded value was 23.62 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, female recorded in UIS: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.01 million in 1975.
- How does UIS: World rank for teachers in secondary education, female?
- UIS: World ranks 1st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in secondary education, female rising or falling in UIS: World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: 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