Teachers in secondary education, female in United States
United States: Teachers in secondary education, female was 1.09 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Teachers in secondary education, female in United States, 1993–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in secondary education, female in United States is 1.09 million, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, female in United States peaked at 1.09 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 734,456, in 1993.
That places United States 5th out of 210 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Teachers in secondary education, female in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 734,456 | — |
| 1994 | 745,895 | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 761,518 | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 775,294 | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 814,138 | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 1.02 million | +24.8% |
| 2015 | 1.03 million | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 1.05 million | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 1.06 million | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.08 million | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 1.07 million | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 1.08 million | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 1.08 million | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.09 million | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.09 million | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 766,260 | 734,456 | 814,138 | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.05 million | 1.02 million | 1.08 million | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.09 million | 1.08 million | 1.09 million | 4 |
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More education data for United States
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.05 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.48 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.19 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 18.05 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.06 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.56 million (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 223,288 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 10.46 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.1542 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in secondary education, female in United States?
- Teachers in secondary education, female in United States was 1.09 million in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, female recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, female recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 734,456 in 1993.
- How does United States rank for teachers in secondary education, female?
- United States ranks 5th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
- Is teachers in secondary education, female rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release