Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: Teachers in upper secondary education, female was 217,626 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Least developed countries, 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in upper secondary education, female in Least developed countries stood at 217,626 number.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 188.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, female in Least developed countries peaked at 219,009 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 35,601 number, in 1997.
That places Least developed countries 37th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 35,601 number | — |
| 1998 | 53,146 number | +49.3% |
| 1999 | 56,477 number | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 54,670 number | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 65,393 number | +19.6% |
| 2002 | 68,635 number | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 71,283 number | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 86,812 number | +21.8% |
| 2005 | 85,432 number | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 93,829 number | +9.8% |
| 2007 | 102,672 number | +9.4% |
| 2008 | 111,909 number | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 75,533 number | -32.5% |
| 2010 | 124,175 number | +64.4% |
| 2011 | 132,036 number | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 147,009 number | +11.3% |
| 2013 | 157,436 number | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 161,640 number | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 186,280 number | +15.2% |
| 2016 | 206,920 number | +11.1% |
| 2017 | 216,921 number | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 219,009 number | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 217,626 number | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48,408 number | 35,601 number | 56,477 number | 3 |
| 2000s | 81,617 number | 54,670 number | 111,909 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 176,905 number | 124,175 number | 219,009 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
More education data for Least developed countries
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 4.43 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 57.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 4.43 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0037 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.3712 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, female in Least developed countries?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Least developed countries was 217,626 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 219,009 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 35,601 number in 1997.
- How does Least developed countries rank for teachers in upper secondary education, female?
- Least developed countries ranks 37th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 188.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least developed countries 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.