Teachers in secondary education, female in WB: High Income (july 2025)
WB: High Income (july 2025): Teachers in secondary education, female was 5.83 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.83 million
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
30th
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.83 million
in 2024
All-time low
4.02 million
in 1981
Years of data
47
1978–2024
Teachers in secondary education, female in WB: High Income (july 2025), 1978–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: High Income (july 2025) recorded 5.83 million for teachers in secondary education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, female in WB: High Income (july 2025) peaked at 5.83 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.02 million, in 1981.
WB: High Income (july 2025) ranks 30th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Teachers in secondary education, female in WB: High Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 4.12 million | — |
| 1979 | 4.07 million | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 4.27 million | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 4.02 million | -5.8% |
| 1982 | 4.36 million | +8.3% |
| 1983 | 4.39 million | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 4.42 million | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 4.47 million | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 4.29 million | -4.1% |
| 1987 | 4.37 million | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 4.50 million | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 4.56 million | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 4.53 million | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 4.59 million | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 4.76 million | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 4.80 million | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 4.91 million | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 4.95 million | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 5.02 million | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 5.08 million | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 5.06 million | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 5.10 million | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 5.24 million | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 5.33 million | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 5.34 million | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 5.35 million | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5.33 million | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 5.32 million | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 5.31 million | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 5.33 million | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 5.27 million | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 5.29 million | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 5.26 million | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 5.25 million | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 5.23 million | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 5.30 million | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 5.29 million | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 5.38 million | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 5.45 million | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 5.50 million | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 5.54 million | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 5.60 million | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 5.67 million | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 5.73 million | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 5.78 million | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 5.81 million | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 5.83 million | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.10 million | 4.07 million | 4.12 million | 2 |
| 1980s | 4.37 million | 4.02 million | 4.56 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.88 million | 4.53 million | 5.10 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.31 million | 5.24 million | 5.35 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.38 million | 5.23 million | 5.60 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.77 million | 5.67 million | 5.83 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: High Income (july 2025)
- 27 Bangladesh 163,967 compare
- 28 Thailand 160,034 compare
- 29 Malaysia 152,236 compare
- 30 Republic of Korea 151,467 compare
- 31 Myanmar 132,399 compare
- 32 Saudi Arabia 119,823 compare
- 33 Sri Lanka 113,295 compare
More education data for WB: High Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.16 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1159 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 51.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0898 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 29.26 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in secondary education, female in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- Teachers in secondary education, female in WB: High Income (july 2025) was 5.83 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, female recorded in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.83 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, female recorded in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.02 million in 1981.
- How does WB: High Income (july 2025) rank for teachers in secondary education, female?
- WB: High Income (july 2025) ranks 30th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in secondary education, female rising or falling in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: High Income (july 2025) 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