Teachers in upper secondary education, female in New Zealand

New Zealand: Teachers in upper secondary education, female was 11,623 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
11,623 number
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
65th
of 131 countries
All-time high
12,277 number
in 2009
All-time low
7,441 number
in 1994
Years of data
22
1994–2018

Teachers in upper secondary education, female in New Zealand, 1994–2018

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k1994200620181994: 7.4k number1996: 8.1k number1997: 8.8k number1998: 8.1k number1999: 8.4k number2000: 8.4k number2001: 8.9k number2003: 11.5k number2004: 11.9k number2005: 10.8k number2006: 10.7k number2007: 10.8k number2008: 10.7k number2009: 12.3k number2010: 10.8k number2011: 11.0k number2012: 10.8k number2014: 11.2k number2015: 11.3k number2016: 11.2k number2017: 11.6k number2018: 11.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, teachers in upper secondary education, female in New Zealand stood at 11,623 number.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, female in New Zealand peaked at 12,277 number in 2009 and was at its lowest, 7,441 number, in 1994.

New Zealand ranks 65th of 131 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Teachers in upper secondary education, female in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number) in New Zealand, 1994 to 2018.
Year number Change
1994 7,441 number
1996 8,068 number +8.4%
1997 8,796 number +9.0%
1998 8,091 number -8.0%
1999 8,383 number +3.6%
2000 8,445 number +0.7%
2001 8,907 number +5.5%
2003 11,463 number +28.7%
2004 11,875 number +3.6%
2005 10,803 number -9.0%
2006 10,693 number -1.0%
2007 10,849 number +1.5%
2008 10,669 number -1.7%
2009 12,277 number +15.1%
2010 10,846 number -11.7%
2011 10,952 number +1.0%
2012 10,798 number -1.4%
2014 11,159 number +3.3%
2015 11,260 number +0.9%
2016 11,219 number -0.4%
2017 11,631 number +3.7%
2018 11,623 number -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8,156 number 7,441 number 8,796 number 5
2000s 10,665 number 8,445 number 12,277 number 9
2010s 11,186 number 10,798 number 11,631 number 8

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 62 Slovakia 11,941 number compare
  2. 63 Afghanistan 11,745 number compare
  3. 64 Finland 11,708 number compare
  4. 66 Kuwait 10,882 number compare
  5. 67 Costa Rica 9,000 number compare
  6. 68 Palestine 8,746 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 New Zealand?
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in New Zealand was 11,623 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 12,277 number in 2009.
What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 7,441 number in 1994.
How does New Zealand rank for teachers in upper secondary education, female?
New Zealand ranks 65th out of 131 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this New Zealand 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.