Teachers in secondary education, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: Teachers in secondary education, female was 19.62 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
19.62 million
Change on year
up 3.8%
Rank
6th
of 221 groups
All-time high
19.62 million
in 2024
All-time low
4.21 million
in 1972
Years of data
54
1970–2024
Teachers in secondary education, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in secondary education, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries stood at 19.62 million. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 40.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries peaked at 19.62 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.21 million, in 1972.
That places UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 6th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Teachers in secondary education, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.84 million | — |
| 1972 | 4.21 million | -13.0% |
| 1973 | 4.39 million | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 5.10 million | +16.2% |
| 1975 | 4.71 million | -7.5% |
| 1976 | 4.82 million | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 5.13 million | +6.4% |
| 1978 | 5.35 million | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 6.38 million | +19.3% |
| 1980 | 6.05 million | -5.2% |
| 1981 | 5.80 million | -4.1% |
| 1982 | 6.19 million | +6.8% |
| 1983 | 6.39 million | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 6.47 million | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 6.51 million | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 6.57 million | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 6.91 million | +5.2% |
| 1988 | 7.09 million | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 7.22 million | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 7.66 million | +6.1% |
| 1991 | 7.78 million | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 7.87 million | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 7.88 million | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 8.03 million | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 8.24 million | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 8.57 million | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 8.82 million | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 9.33 million | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 9.76 million | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 9.74 million | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 9.79 million | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 10.23 million | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 10.69 million | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 10.88 million | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 11.24 million | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 11.37 million | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 11.79 million | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 12.33 million | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 12.70 million | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 13.08 million | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 13.44 million | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 13.65 million | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 13.68 million | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 13.97 million | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 14.30 million | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 14.75 million | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 15.17 million | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 15.48 million | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 16.60 million | +7.2% |
| 2020 | 17.17 million | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 17.68 million | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 18.30 million | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 18.91 million | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 19.62 million | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.99 million | 4.21 million | 6.38 million | 9 |
| 1980s | 6.52 million | 5.80 million | 7.22 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.39 million | 7.66 million | 9.76 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.08 million | 9.74 million | 12.70 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.41 million | 13.08 million | 16.60 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.34 million | 17.17 million | 19.62 million | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 220.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 108.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 112.54 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.70 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.1674 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 294.84 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in secondary education, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Teachers in secondary education, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries was 19.62 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, female recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 19.62 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, female recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.21 million in 1972.
- How does UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank for teachers in secondary education, female?
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 6th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in secondary education, female rising or falling in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 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