Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number) (Teachers) in OECD members
OECD members: Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number) (Teachers) was 2.19 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in OECD members, 1992–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
OECD members recorded 2.19 million number for teachers in upper secondary education, female in 2019.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, female in OECD members peaked at 2.23 million number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.50 million number, in 1992.
That places OECD members 10th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number) (Teachers) in OECD members, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1.50 million number | — |
| 1993 | 1.59 million number | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 1.66 million number | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 1.68 million number | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 1.72 million number | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 1.65 million number | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 1.68 million number | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 1.66 million number | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 1.71 million number | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 1.76 million number | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 1.77 million number | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 1.80 million number | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 1.84 million number | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 1.89 million number | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 1.91 million number | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 1.97 million number | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 1.97 million number | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 2.02 million number | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 2.02 million number | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.02 million number | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 2.02 million number | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 2.09 million number | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 2.11 million number | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 2.13 million number | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 2.17 million number | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 2.21 million number | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 2.23 million number | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 2.19 million number | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.64 million number | 1.50 million number | 1.72 million number | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.87 million number | 1.71 million number | 2.02 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.12 million number | 2.02 million number | 2.23 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More education data for OECD members
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.2049 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91.38 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.28 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 116.41 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0654 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.0833 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, female in OECD members?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, female in OECD members was 2.19 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 2.23 million number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.50 million number in 1992.
- How does OECD members rank for teachers in upper secondary education, female?
- OECD members ranks 10th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members 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.