Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Teachers in upper secondary education, female was 3.84 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Upper middle income, 1994–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Upper middle income recorded 3.84 million number for teachers in upper secondary education, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, female in Upper middle income peaked at 3.84 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.78 million number, in 1994.
Upper middle income ranks 5th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 1.78 million number | — |
| 1995 | 1.84 million number | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 1.97 million number | +7.0% |
| 1997 | 2.02 million number | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 2.11 million number | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 2.66 million number | +25.9% |
| 2000 | 2.42 million number | -9.1% |
| 2001 | 2.23 million number | -7.5% |
| 2002 | 2.25 million number | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 2.51 million number | +11.7% |
| 2004 | 2.65 million number | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 2.77 million number | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 2.83 million number | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 3.05 million number | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 3.19 million number | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 3.27 million number | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 3.31 million number | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 3.34 million number | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 3.41 million number | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 3.33 million number | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 3.45 million number | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 3.52 million number | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 3.59 million number | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 3.69 million number | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 3.79 million number | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 3.84 million number | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.06 million number | 1.78 million number | 2.66 million number | 6 |
| 2000s | 2.72 million number | 2.23 million number | 3.27 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.53 million number | 3.31 million number | 3.84 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
More education data for Upper middle income
- Population ages 0-14 19.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 13.41 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0044 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.7% (2024)
- Labor force, female 42.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, female in Upper middle income?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Upper middle income was 3.84 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 3.84 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.78 million number in 1994.
- How does Upper middle income rank for teachers in upper secondary education, female?
- Upper middle income ranks 5th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper middle income 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.