Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Small states
Small states: Teachers in upper secondary education, female was 48,976 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Small states, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Small states recorded 48,976 number for teachers in upper secondary education, female in 2019.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, female in Small states peaked at 50,750 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 25,040 number, in 1999.
Small states ranks 40th of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Small states, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 25,040 number | — |
| 2000 | 26,457 number | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 27,440 number | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 28,043 number | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 28,362 number | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 31,142 number | +9.8% |
| 2005 | 31,690 number | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 33,331 number | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 34,865 number | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 37,344 number | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 40,645 number | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 44,170 number | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 42,571 number | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 44,822 number | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 46,835 number | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 46,645 number | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 48,154 number | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 48,270 number | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 50,750 number | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 48,162 number | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 48,976 number | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25,040 number | 25,040 number | 25,040 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 31,932 number | 26,457 number | 40,645 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 46,936 number | 42,571 number | 50,750 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Small states
More education data for Small states
- Population ages 15-64 66.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.2% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 243,069 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 243,069 (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.012 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.4% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 101.3% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4354 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, female in Small states?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Small states was 48,976 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 50,750 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,040 number in 1999.
- How does Small states rank for teachers in upper secondary education, female?
- Small states ranks 40th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Small states 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.