Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number) (upper female) in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200): Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number) (upper female) was 2.72 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.72 million
Change on year
up 4.5%
Rank
27th
of 211 groups
All-time high
2.72 million
in 2024
All-time low
2.07 million
in 1998
Years of data
33
1992–2024
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), 1992–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in upper secondary education, female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) stood at 2.72 million. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) peaked at 2.72 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.07 million, in 1998.
That places ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 27th out of 211 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number) (upper female) in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 2.11 million | — |
| 1993 | 2.15 million | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 2.20 million | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 2.23 million | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 2.28 million | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 2.26 million | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 2.07 million | -8.2% |
| 1999 | 2.26 million | +9.0% |
| 2000 | 2.37 million | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 2.38 million | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 2.37 million | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 2.40 million | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 2.43 million | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 2.47 million | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 2.49 million | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 2.52 million | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 2.47 million | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 2.49 million | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 2.46 million | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 2.43 million | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 2.44 million | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 2.50 million | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 2.48 million | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 2.50 million | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 2.53 million | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 2.55 million | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 2.59 million | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 2.60 million | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 2.49 million | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 2.52 million | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 2.57 million | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 2.61 million | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 2.72 million | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.19 million | 2.07 million | 2.28 million | 8 |
| 2000s | 2.44 million | 2.37 million | 2.52 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.51 million | 2.43 million | 2.60 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.58 million | 2.49 million | 2.72 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
- 24 Thailand 80,920 compare
- 25 South Korea 73,258 compare
- 26 Saudi Arabia 62,089 compare
- 27 South Africa 60,900 compare
- 28 Kenya 57,908 compare
- 29 Sri Lanka 54,952 compare
- 30 Belgium 54,459 compare
More education data for ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 54.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.299 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 58.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.2912 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 38.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 64.18 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 794,026 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) was 2.72 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.72 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.07 million in 1998.
- How does ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) rank for teachers in upper secondary education, female?
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 27th out of 211 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 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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February 2026 Data Release