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

Latest (2019)
2.03 million number
Change on year
down 2.2%
Rank
12th
of 43 groups
All-time high
2.08 million number
in 2017
All-time low
1.47 million number
in 1992
Years of data
28
1992–2019

Teachers in upper secondary education, female in High income, 1992–2019

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M1992200520191992: 1.5M number1993: 1.6M number1994: 1.6M number1995: 1.6M number1996: 1.7M number1997: 1.6M number1998: 1.7M number1999: 1.6M number2000: 1.7M number2001: 1.7M number2002: 1.7M number2003: 1.8M number2004: 1.8M number2005: 1.9M number2006: 1.9M number2007: 1.9M number2008: 2.0M number2009: 2.0M number2010: 2.0M number2011: 2.0M number2012: 2.0M number2013: 2.1M number2014: 2.0M number2015: 2.1M number2016: 2.1M number2017: 2.1M number2018: 2.1M number2019: 2.0M number

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

Annual values for Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number) in High income, 1992 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 9 Egypt 128,913 number compare
  2. 10 France 128,825 number compare
  3. 11 Mexico 126,708 number compare
  4. 12 Argentina 110,161 number compare
  5. 13 Canada 106,405 number compare
  6. 14 Nigeria 105,446 number compare
  7. 15 Germany 97,712 number compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

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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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Indicator
Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
176 places, 2,830 data points, 1971–2019
Last refreshed

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.