Teachers in upper secondary education, female in High income
High income: Teachers in upper secondary education, female was 2.03 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in High income, 1992–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in upper secondary education, female in High income stood at 2.03 million number.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, female in High income peaked at 2.08 million number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.47 million number, in 1992.
That places High income 12th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in High income, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1.47 million number | — |
| 1993 | 1.56 million number | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 1.62 million number | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 1.64 million number | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 1.69 million number | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 1.64 million number | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 1.66 million number | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 1.63 million number | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 1.69 million number | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 1.74 million number | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 1.74 million number | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 1.78 million number | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 1.82 million number | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 1.88 million number | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 1.89 million number | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.94 million number | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 1.95 million number | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 2.00 million number | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 2.00 million number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.00 million number | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.99 million number | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 2.07 million number | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 2.04 million number | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 2.07 million number | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 2.08 million number | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 2.08 million number | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 2.08 million number | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 2.03 million number | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.61 million number | 1.47 million number | 1.69 million number | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.84 million number | 1.69 million number | 2.00 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.04 million number | 1.99 million number | 2.08 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near High income
More education data for High income
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.16 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 99.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 6.16 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0043 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.6% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.0% (2024)
- Labor force, female 45.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, female in High income?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, female in High income was 2.03 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in High income?
- The highest recorded value was 2.08 million number in 2017.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.47 million number in 1992.
- How does High income rank for teachers in upper secondary education, female?
- High income ranks 12th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this High income 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.