Teachers in upper secondary education, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)

ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Teachers in upper secondary education, female was 6.24 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
6.24 million
Change on year
up 7.6%
Rank
12th
of 211 groups
All-time high
6.24 million
in 2024
All-time low
1.52 million
in 1993
Years of data
32
1993–2024

Teachers in upper secondary education, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 1993–2024

2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M6.0M1993200820241993: 1.5M1994: 1.6M1995: 1.7M1996: 1.8M1997: 1.9M1998: 2.1M1999: 2.5M2000: 2.3M2001: 2.2M2002: 2.3M2003: 2.5M2004: 2.6M2005: 2.8M2006: 2.9M2007: 3.3M2008: 3.5M2009: 3.7M2010: 3.8M2011: 3.9M2012: 4.1M2013: 3.7M2014: 3.8M2015: 3.9M2016: 4.1M2017: 4.2M2018: 4.2M2019: 4.7M2020: 4.8M2021: 5.1M2022: 5.6M2023: 5.8M2024: 6.2M

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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)

  1. 9 Türkiye 211,572 compare
  2. 10 Mexico 210,751 compare
  3. 11 Italy 184,503 compare
  4. 12 Malaysia 143,529 compare
  5. 13 United Kingdom 131,251 compare
  6. 14 France 125,197 compare
  7. 15 Egypt, Arab Republic of 114,932 compare

See the full ranking of 363 places →

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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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Indicator
Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
363 places, 8,192 data points, 1971–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release