Teachers in upper secondary education, female in IDA blend
IDA blend: Teachers in upper secondary education, female was 260,426 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in IDA blend, 2003–2019
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More education data for IDA blend
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.9% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.26 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 91.1% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0033 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.26 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 89.9% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 92.2% (2024)
- Labor force, total 281.15 million (2025)
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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About this data
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.