Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number) (upper female) in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number) (upper female) was 8.44 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries recorded 8.44 million for teachers in upper secondary education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.0% on the previous year and up 52.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries peaked at 8.44 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.60 million, in 1994.
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 6th of 211 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number) (upper female) in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 2.60 million | — |
| 1995 | 2.67 million | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 2.84 million | +6.2% |
| 1997 | 2.93 million | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 3.15 million | +7.7% |
| 1999 | 3.57 million | +13.1% |
| 2000 | 3.36 million | -5.8% |
| 2001 | 3.19 million | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 3.41 million | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 3.75 million | +10.2% |
| 2004 | 3.89 million | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 4.10 million | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 4.30 million | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 4.60 million | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 4.95 million | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 5.18 million | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 5.38 million | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 5.57 million | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 5.73 million | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 5.41 million | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 5.55 million | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 5.72 million | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 5.88 million | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 6.03 million | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 6.14 million | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 6.71 million | +9.2% |
| 2020 | 6.85 million | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 7.17 million | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 7.69 million | +7.2% |
| 2023 | 7.96 million | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 8.44 million | +6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.96 million | 2.60 million | 3.57 million | 6 |
| 2000s | 4.07 million | 3.19 million | 5.18 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.81 million | 5.38 million | 6.71 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.62 million | 6.85 million | 8.44 million | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
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- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 35.29 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.48 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries was 8.44 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 8.44 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.60 million in 1994.
- How does UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank for teachers in upper secondary education, female?
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 6th out of 211 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 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