Trained teachers in secondary education, female in IDA only
IDA only: Trained teachers in secondary education, female was 62.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Trained teachers in secondary education, female in IDA only, 1998–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female teachers.
Analysis
The most recent figure for trained teachers in secondary education, female in IDA only is 62.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in secondary education, female in IDA only peaked at 86.5% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 62.0%, in 2024.
That places IDA only 28th out of 36 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Trained teachers in secondary education, female in IDA only, year by year
| Year | % of female teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 86.5% | — |
| 1999 | 86.1% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 83.2% | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 80.3% | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 78.6% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 74.2% | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 74.1% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 73.2% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 71.1% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 70.7% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 70.9% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 69.7% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 68.3% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 66.7% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 67.4% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 70.0% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 70.9% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 71.9% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 72.9% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 74.0% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 71.6% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 71.3% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 70.5% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 68.7% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 66.1% | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 63.3% | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 62.0% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.3% | 86.1% | 86.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 74.6% | 69.7% | 83.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.5% | 66.7% | 74.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.1% | 62.0% | 70.5% | 5 |
More education data for IDA only
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.00 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 182.50 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9749 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.5% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 87.10 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1438 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trained teachers in secondary education, female in IDA only?
- Trained teachers in secondary education, female in IDA only was 62.0% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in secondary education, female recorded in IDA only?
- The highest recorded value was 86.5% in 1998.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in secondary education, female recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.0% in 2024.
- How does IDA only rank for trained teachers in secondary education, female?
- IDA only ranks 28th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is trained teachers in secondary education, female rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA only 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.