Teachers in upper secondary education, female in IDA blend

IDA blend: Teachers in upper secondary education, female was 260,426 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
260,426 number
Change on year
up 2.5%
Rank
34th
of 43 groups
All-time high
286,025 number
in 2015
All-time low
86,977 number
in 2003
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Teachers in upper secondary education, female in IDA blend, 2003–2019

100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k300.0k2003201120192003: 87.0k number2004: 89.9k number2005: 97.5k number2006: 125.4k number2007: 130.2k number2008: 171.9k number2009: 203.2k number2010: 233.5k number2011: 284.0k number2012: 246.0k number2013: 269.4k number2014: 255.7k number2015: 286.0k number2016: 251.6k number2017: 251.0k number2018: 254.1k number2019: 260.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, teachers in upper secondary education, female in IDA blend stood at 260,426 number.

The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 28.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, female in IDA blend peaked at 286,025 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 86,977 number, in 2003.

IDA blend ranks 34th of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Teachers in upper secondary education, female in IDA blend, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number) in IDA blend, 2003 to 2019.
Year number Change
2003 86,977 number
2004 89,852 number +3.3%
2005 97,482 number +8.5%
2006 125,446 number +28.7%
2007 130,186 number +3.8%
2008 171,864 number +32.0%
2009 203,219 number +18.2%
2010 233,534 number +14.9%
2011 284,024 number +21.6%
2012 245,968 number -13.4%
2013 269,398 number +9.5%
2014 255,677 number -5.1%
2015 286,025 number +11.9%
2016 251,629 number -12.0%
2017 251,025 number -0.2%
2018 254,105 number +1.2%
2019 260,426 number +2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 129,290 number 86,977 number 203,219 number 7
2010s 259,181 number 233,534 number 286,025 number 10

Countries ranked near IDA blend

  1. 31 Sudan 33,167 number compare
  2. 32 Chile 31,852 number compare
  3. 33 Netherlands 30,272 number compare
  4. 34 Portugal 29,482 number compare
  5. 35 Israel 28,660 number compare
  6. 36 Ecuador 26,888 number compare
  7. 37 Hungary 26,249 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 IDA blend?
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in IDA blend was 260,426 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in IDA blend?
The highest recorded value was 286,025 number in 2015.
What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in IDA blend?
The lowest recorded value was 86,977 number in 2003.
How does IDA blend rank for teachers in upper secondary education, female?
IDA blend ranks 34th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in IDA blend?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this IDA blend 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
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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.