Teachers in secondary education, female in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: Teachers in secondary education, female was 487,170 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in secondary education, female in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, 1990–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in secondary education, female in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa is 487,170, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, female in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa peaked at 487,170 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 140,143, in 1990.
That places UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa 169th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Teachers in secondary education, female in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 140,143 | — |
| 1991 | 148,983 | +6.3% |
| 1992 | 152,015 | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 156,120 | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 162,173 | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 167,324 | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 171,423 | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 172,178 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 177,006 | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 182,732 | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 190,840 | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 205,268 | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 204,620 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 214,196 | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 230,660 | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 231,519 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 250,136 | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 263,902 | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 282,756 | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 308,658 | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 323,562 | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 334,429 | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 340,582 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 368,040 | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 416,356 | +13.1% |
| 2015 | 437,361 | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 417,503 | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 430,313 | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 428,775 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 443,531 | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 454,459 | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 463,864 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 470,401 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 480,282 | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 487,170 | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 163,010 | 140,143 | 182,732 | 10 |
| 2000s | 238,256 | 190,840 | 308,658 | 10 |
| 2010s | 394,045 | 323,562 | 443,531 | 10 |
| 2020s | 471,235 | 454,459 | 487,170 | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
- 166 New Caledonia 805 compare
- 167 Saint Lucia 739 compare
- 168 French Polynesia 730
- 169 Solomon Islands 718 compare
- 170 Samoa 706 compare
- 171 Antigua and Barbuda 640 compare
- 172 Tonga 627 compare
More education data for UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 49.26 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.02 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.77 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36.30 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 50.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 8.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.20 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in secondary education, female in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Teachers in secondary education, female in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa was 487,170 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, female recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 487,170 in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, female recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 140,143 in 1990.
- How does UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank for teachers in secondary education, female?
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 169th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in secondary education, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa 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