Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number) (upper female) in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number) (upper female) was 121,472 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 2009–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) recorded 121,472 for teachers in upper secondary education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 121,472 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 36,522, in 2010.
That places ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 171st out of 211 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number) (upper female) in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 70,822 | — |
| 2010 | 36,522 | -48.4% |
| 2011 | 72,250 | +97.8% |
| 2012 | 77,279 | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 86,440 | +11.9% |
| 2014 | 88,336 | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 94,913 | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 99,488 | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 106,964 | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 104,859 | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 117,185 | +11.8% |
| 2020 | 110,660 | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 118,499 | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 117,071 | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 118,274 | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 121,472 | +2.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number) (upper female) in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +97.8% | 36,522 | 72,250 |
| 2010 | -48.4% | 70,822 | 36,522 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70,822 | 70,822 | 70,822 | 1 |
| 2010s | 88,424 | 36,522 | 117,185 | 10 |
| 2020s | 117,195 | 110,660 | 121,472 | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 545,537 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.2683 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 121,472 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 121,472 in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 36,522 in 2010.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for teachers in upper secondary education, female?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 171st out of 211 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release