Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Teachers in upper secondary education, female was 11,745 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Afghanistan, 2007–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 11,745 number for teachers in upper secondary education, female in 2018. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.9% on the previous year and up 363.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, female in Afghanistan peaked at 11,745 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2,535 number, in 2007.
Afghanistan ranks 63rd of 131 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 2,535 number | — |
| 2015 | 10,019 number | +295.2% |
| 2016 | 10,561 number | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 10,890 number | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 11,745 number | +7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,535 number | 2,535 number | 2,535 number | 1 |
| 2010s | 10,804 number | 10,019 number | 11,745 number | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More education data for Afghanistan
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 163,167 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, female in Afghanistan?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Afghanistan was 11,745 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 11,745 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,535 number in 2007.
- How does Afghanistan rank for teachers in upper secondary education, female?
- Afghanistan ranks 63rd out of 131 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 363.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan 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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Total number of female teachers in public and private upper secondary education institutions (ISCED 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.