Teachers in upper secondary education, female in United States
United States: Teachers in upper secondary education, female was 493,762 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in United States, 1993–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in upper secondary education, female in United States is 493,762, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, female in United States peaked at 493,762 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 330,665, in 1993.
That places United States 4th out of 152 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 330,665 | — |
| 1994 | 335,435 | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 342,436 | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 348,630 | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 366,176 | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 452,807 | +23.7% |
| 2015 | 460,637 | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 474,507 | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 477,591 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 491,412 | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 485,467 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 490,416 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 488,900 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 492,271 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 493,762 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 344,668 | 330,665 | 366,176 | 5 |
| 2010s | 473,737 | 452,807 | 491,412 | 6 |
| 2020s | 491,337 | 488,900 | 493,762 | 4 |
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More education data for United States
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.06 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.56 million (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 223,288 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 10.46 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.1542 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.59 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.34 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, female in United States?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, female in United States was 493,762 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 493,762 in 2023.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 330,665 in 1993.
- How does United States rank for teachers in upper secondary education, female?
- United States ranks 4th out of 152 countries with data for 2023.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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