Teachers in upper secondary education, female in United States
United States: Teachers in upper secondary education, female was 477,591 number in 2017. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in United States, 1993–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in upper secondary education, female in United States is 477,591 number, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 5.5% over five years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, female in United States peaked at 477,591 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 330,665 number, in 1993.
United States ranks 3rd of 131 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in United States, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 330,665 number | — |
| 1994 | 335,435 number | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 342,436 number | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 348,630 number | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 366,176 number | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 452,807 number | +23.7% |
| 2015 | 460,637 number | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 477,591 number | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 344,668 number | 330,665 number | 366,176 number | 5 |
| 2010s | 463,678 number | 452,807 number | 477,591 number | 3 |
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More education data for United States
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.06 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.56 million (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 223,288 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 10.46 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.1542 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.59 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.34 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, female in United States?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, female in United States was 477,591 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 477,591 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 330,665 number in 1993.
- How does United States rank for teachers in upper secondary education, female?
- United States ranks 3rd out of 131 countries with data for 2017.
- Where does this United 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.