Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Low income

Low income: Teachers in upper secondary education, female was 151,464 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
151,464 number
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
39th
of 43 groups
All-time high
151,464 number
in 2018
All-time low
77,373 number
in 2002
Years of data
18
2001–2018

Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Low income, 2001–2018

050.0k100.0k150.0k2001200920182001: 77.7k number2002: 77.4k number2003: 82.4k number2004: 88.2k number2005: 90.2k number2006: 94.4k number2007: 100.4k number2008: 114.3k number2009: 123.0k number2010: 130.1k number2011: 123.6k number2012: 138.0k number2013: 134.4k number2014: 137.8k number2015: 143.9k number2016: 150.6k number2017: 150.8k number2018: 151.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, teachers in upper secondary education, female in Low income stood at 151,464 number. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 32.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, female in Low income peaked at 151,464 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 77,373 number, in 2002.

Low income ranks 39th of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Low income, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number) in Low income, 2001 to 2018.
Year number Change
2001 77,678 number
2002 77,373 number -0.4%
2003 82,437 number +6.5%
2004 88,247 number +7.0%
2005 90,158 number +2.2%
2006 94,400 number +4.7%
2007 100,432 number +6.4%
2008 114,330 number +13.8%
2009 122,964 number +7.6%
2010 130,119 number +5.8%
2011 123,627 number -5.0%
2012 137,992 number +11.6%
2013 134,380 number -2.6%
2014 137,828 number +2.6%
2015 143,926 number +4.4%
2016 150,577 number +4.6%
2017 150,808 number +0.2%
2018 151,464 number +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 94,224 number 77,373 number 122,964 number 9
2010s 140,080 number 123,627 number 151,464 number 9

Countries ranked near Low income

  1. 36 Ecuador 26,888 number compare
  2. 37 Hungary 26,249 number compare
  3. 38 Cuba 26,074 number compare
  4. 39 Guatemala 25,808 number compare
  5. 40 Syria 25,526 number compare
  6. 41 Colombia 25,073 number compare
  7. 42 Tunisia 25,005 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 Low income?
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Low income was 151,464 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Low income?
The highest recorded value was 151,464 number in 2018.
What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Low income?
The lowest recorded value was 77,373 number in 2002.
How does Low income rank for teachers in upper secondary education, female?
Low income ranks 39th out of 43 groups with data for 2018.
Is teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Low income?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Low income 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.