Trained teachers in secondary education, female in IDA blend
IDA blend: Trained teachers in secondary education, female was 63.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Trained teachers in secondary education, female in IDA blend, 2006–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female teachers.
Analysis
IDA blend recorded 63.3% for trained teachers in secondary education, female in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in secondary education, female in IDA blend peaked at 95.8% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 63.3%, in 2023.
IDA blend ranks 26th of 36 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Trained teachers in secondary education, female in IDA blend, year by year
| Year | % of female teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 95.8% | — |
| 2007 | 90.9% | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 84.4% | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 83.4% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 81.4% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 73.9% | -9.2% |
| 2012 | 84.2% | +14.0% |
| 2013 | 78.9% | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 80.9% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 79.8% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 84.4% | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 81.9% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 80.8% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 78.8% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 72.1% | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 65.9% | -8.7% |
| 2023 | 63.3% | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.6% | 83.4% | 95.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 80.5% | 73.9% | 84.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.1% | 63.3% | 72.1% | 3 |
More education data for IDA blend
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1273 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 37.9% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 86.20 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.26 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 51.87 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trained teachers in secondary education, female in IDA blend?
- Trained teachers in secondary education, female in IDA blend was 63.3% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in secondary education, female recorded in IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 95.8% in 2006.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in secondary education, female recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.3% in 2023.
- How does IDA blend rank for trained teachers in secondary education, female?
- IDA blend ranks 26th out of 36 groups with data for 2023.
- Is trained teachers in secondary education, female rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA blend data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Trained teachers in secondary education, female (% of female teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in secondary education are the percentage of secondary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.