Teachers in upper secondary education, female in IDA total
IDA total: Teachers in upper secondary education, female was 557,687 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in IDA total, 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in upper secondary education, female in IDA total is 557,687 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 53.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, female in IDA total peaked at 557,687 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 130,939 number, in 1997.
IDA total ranks 24th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in IDA total, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 130,939 number | — |
| 1998 | 151,613 number | +15.8% |
| 1999 | 156,102 number | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 165,459 number | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 174,119 number | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 184,548 number | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 216,767 number | +17.5% |
| 2004 | 235,027 number | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 248,129 number | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 293,226 number | +18.2% |
| 2007 | 310,720 number | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 363,565 number | +17.0% |
| 2009 | 364,350 number | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 453,273 number | +24.4% |
| 2011 | 509,467 number | +12.4% |
| 2012 | 490,898 number | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 513,299 number | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 501,647 number | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 553,358 number | +10.3% |
| 2016 | 542,326 number | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 545,731 number | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 553,055 number | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 557,687 number | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 146,218 number | 130,939 number | 156,102 number | 3 |
| 2000s | 255,591 number | 165,459 number | 364,350 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 522,074 number | 453,273 number | 557,687 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
- 21 Republic of Korea 66,985 number compare
- 22 Saudi Arabia 60,792 number compare
- 23 Philippines 59,527 number compare
- 24 Kenya 54,256 number compare
- 25 Uzbekistan 52,936 number compare
- 26 Belgium 52,048 number compare
- 27 Bangladesh 43,038 number compare
More education data for IDA total
- Population ages 0-14 37.6% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 7.15 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0037 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 7.15 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.0% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 98.5% (2024)
- Labor force, total 757.58 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, female in IDA total?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, female in IDA total was 557,687 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 557,687 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 130,939 number in 1997.
- How does IDA total rank for teachers in upper secondary education, female?
- IDA total ranks 24th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA total 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.