Teachers in secondary education, female in WB: Oecd Members
WB: Oecd Members: Teachers in secondary education, female was 5.15 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.15 million
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
39th
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.15 million
in 2024
All-time low
2.47 million
in 1975
Years of data
50
1975–2024
Teachers in secondary education, female in WB: Oecd Members, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in secondary education, female in WB: Oecd Members is 5.15 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, female in WB: Oecd Members peaked at 5.15 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.47 million, in 1975.
WB: Oecd Members ranks 39th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Teachers in secondary education, female in WB: Oecd Members, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 2.47 million | — |
| 1976 | 2.50 million | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 2.57 million | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 2.63 million | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 2.65 million | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 2.79 million | +5.4% |
| 1981 | 2.82 million | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 2.91 million | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 2.95 million | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 2.98 million | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 3.09 million | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 3.10 million | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 3.15 million | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 3.26 million | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 3.30 million | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 3.29 million | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 3.32 million | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 3.51 million | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 3.56 million | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 3.67 million | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 3.69 million | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 3.77 million | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 3.80 million | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 3.76 million | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 3.80 million | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 3.89 million | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 4.00 million | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 4.12 million | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 4.19 million | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 4.25 million | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 4.34 million | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 4.36 million | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 4.42 million | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 4.41 million | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 4.48 million | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 4.48 million | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 4.50 million | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 4.47 million | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 4.56 million | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 4.63 million | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 4.68 million | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 4.78 million | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 4.80 million | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 4.83 million | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 4.89 million | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 5.00 million | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 5.05 million | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 5.11 million | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 5.14 million | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 5.15 million | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.56 million | 2.47 million | 2.65 million | 5 |
| 1980s | 3.04 million | 2.79 million | 3.30 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.62 million | 3.29 million | 3.80 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.25 million | 3.89 million | 4.48 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.66 million | 4.47 million | 4.89 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.09 million | 5.00 million | 5.15 million | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Oecd Members
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 36.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 30.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.18 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.10 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2627 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.2034 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 83.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in secondary education, female in WB: Oecd Members?
- Teachers in secondary education, female in WB: Oecd Members was 5.15 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, female recorded in WB: Oecd Members?
- The highest recorded value was 5.15 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, female recorded in WB: Oecd Members?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.47 million in 1975.
- How does WB: Oecd Members rank for teachers in secondary education, female?
- WB: Oecd Members ranks 39th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in secondary education, female rising or falling in WB: Oecd Members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Oecd Members 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