Teachers in secondary education, female in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Teachers in secondary education, female was 9.62 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
9.62 million
Change on year
up 2.7%
Rank
14th
of 221 groups
All-time high
9.62 million
in 2024
All-time low
2.71 million
in 1978
Years of data
47
1978–2024
Teachers in secondary education, female in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), 1978–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in secondary education, female in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) is 9.62 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, female in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 9.62 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.71 million, in 1978.
That places WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 14th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Teachers in secondary education, female in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 2.71 million | — |
| 1979 | 3.28 million | +21.0% |
| 1980 | 3.30 million | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 3.29 million | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 3.34 million | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 3.46 million | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 3.47 million | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 3.14 million | -9.6% |
| 1986 | 3.69 million | +17.5% |
| 1987 | 3.91 million | +6.0% |
| 1988 | 4.00 million | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 4.08 million | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 4.19 million | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 4.24 million | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 4.29 million | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 4.35 million | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 4.43 million | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 4.56 million | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 4.80 million | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 4.95 million | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 5.38 million | +8.7% |
| 1999 | 5.81 million | +7.9% |
| 2000 | 5.65 million | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 5.65 million | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 6.01 million | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 6.36 million | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 6.56 million | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 6.81 million | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 6.78 million | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 6.99 million | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 7.26 million | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 7.43 million | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 7.58 million | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 7.62 million | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 7.68 million | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 7.68 million | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 7.89 million | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 8.00 million | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 8.10 million | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 8.25 million | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 8.44 million | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 8.54 million | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 8.66 million | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 8.91 million | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 9.19 million | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 9.37 million | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 9.62 million | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.00 million | 2.71 million | 3.28 million | 2 |
| 1980s | 3.57 million | 3.14 million | 4.08 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.70 million | 4.19 million | 5.81 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.55 million | 5.65 million | 7.43 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.98 million | 7.58 million | 8.54 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.15 million | 8.66 million | 9.62 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 120.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 112.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9825 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 123.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 113.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7167 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.91 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in secondary education, female in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Teachers in secondary education, female in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) was 9.62 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, female recorded in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.62 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, female recorded in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.71 million in 1978.
- How does WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank for teachers in secondary education, female?
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 14th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in secondary education, female rising or falling in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Upper Middle 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 47 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release