Teachers in upper secondary education, female in IBRD only
IBRD only: Teachers in upper secondary education, female was 5.54 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in IBRD only, 1994–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in upper secondary education, female in IBRD only is 5.54 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 7.7% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, female in IBRD only peaked at 5.54 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.45 million number, in 1994.
IBRD only ranks 5th of 44 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.77 million number | 2.45 million number | 3.46 million number | 6 |
| 2000s | 3.71 million number | 3.07 million number | 4.59 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.95 million number | 4.62 million number | 5.54 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
More education data for IBRD only
- Population ages 15-64 68.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.4% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 21.35 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 105.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0043 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 21.35 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 105.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 106.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total 2.34 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, female in IBRD only?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, female in IBRD only was 5.54 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 5.54 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.45 million number in 1994.
- How does IBRD only rank for teachers in upper secondary education, female?
- IBRD only ranks 5th out of 44 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IBRD only 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.