Teachers in upper secondary education, female in North America
North America: Teachers in upper secondary education, female was 545,319 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in North America, 1992–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
North America recorded 545,319 number for teachers in upper secondary education, female in 2018. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, female in North America peaked at 545,319 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 340,538 number, in 1992.
North America ranks 25th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in North America, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 340,538 number | — |
| 1993 | 375,809 number | +10.4% |
| 1994 | 380,794 number | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 387,548 number | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 393,716 number | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 404,261 number | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 416,694 number | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 424,909 number | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 436,923 number | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 431,402 number | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 444,857 number | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 454,064 number | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 465,114 number | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 473,819 number | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 492,925 number | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 504,925 number | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 511,706 number | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 540,058 number | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 538,853 number | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 533,889 number | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 526,212 number | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 521,347 number | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 521,958 number | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 530,420 number | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 540,818 number | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 543,664 number | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 545,319 number | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 390,534 number | 340,538 number | 424,909 number | 8 |
| 2000s | 475,579 number | 431,402 number | 540,058 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 533,609 number | 521,347 number | 545,319 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near North America
- 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
- 28 Romania 39,586 number compare
More education data for North America
- Population ages 0-14 16.9% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.04 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 96.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.04 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0053 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.2% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 97.4% (2024)
- Labor force, female 45.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, female in North America?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, female in North America was 545,319 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 545,319 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 340,538 number in 1992.
- How does North America rank for teachers in upper secondary education, female?
- North America ranks 25th out of 43 groups with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North America 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.