Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number) (upper female) in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number) (upper female) was 6.24 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in upper secondary education, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) stood at 6.24 million. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.6% on the previous year and up 63.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 6.24 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.52 million, in 1993.
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 12th of 211 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number) (upper female) in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1.52 million | — |
| 1994 | 1.64 million | +8.0% |
| 1995 | 1.73 million | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 1.84 million | +6.4% |
| 1997 | 1.88 million | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 2.12 million | +12.9% |
| 1999 | 2.48 million | +16.8% |
| 2000 | 2.30 million | -7.2% |
| 2001 | 2.17 million | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 2.27 million | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 2.53 million | +11.8% |
| 2004 | 2.59 million | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 2.76 million | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 2.93 million | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 3.27 million | +11.6% |
| 2008 | 3.50 million | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 3.68 million | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 3.84 million | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 3.91 million | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 4.08 million | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 3.72 million | -8.9% |
| 2014 | 3.82 million | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 3.92 million | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 4.08 million | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 4.18 million | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 4.24 million | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 4.73 million | +11.6% |
| 2020 | 4.83 million | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 5.10 million | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 5.56 million | +9.0% |
| 2023 | 5.80 million | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 6.24 million | +7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.89 million | 1.52 million | 2.48 million | 7 |
| 2000s | 2.80 million | 2.17 million | 3.68 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.05 million | 3.72 million | 4.73 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.51 million | 4.83 million | 6.24 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 216.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 187.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3795 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 390.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 61.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 415.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.22 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 6.24 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.24 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.52 million in 1993.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for teachers in upper secondary education, female?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 12th out of 211 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 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