Trained teachers in secondary education, female in IDA total
IDA total: Trained teachers in secondary education, female was 63.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Trained teachers in secondary education, female in IDA total, 2005–2023
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 total is 63.2%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in secondary education, female in IDA total peaked at 86.6% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 63.2%, in 2023.
IDA total ranks 27th of 36 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Trained teachers in secondary education, female in IDA total, year by year
| Year | % of female teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 86.6% | — |
| 2006 | 82.0% | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 79.4% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 77.1% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 76.1% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 74.4% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 70.2% | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 75.6% | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 74.5% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 76.1% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 76.0% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 78.7% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 78.1% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 76.4% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 75.3% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 74.1% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 70.5% | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 65.8% | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 63.2% | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.2% | 76.1% | 86.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 75.5% | 70.2% | 78.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.4% | 63.2% | 74.1% | 4 |
More education data for IDA total
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 7.15 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 263.89 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.06 % 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 37.6% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 135.69 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1356 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trained teachers in secondary education, female in IDA total?
- Trained teachers in secondary education, female in IDA total was 63.2% 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 total?
- The highest recorded value was 86.6% in 2005.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in secondary education, female recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.2% in 2023.
- How does IDA total rank for trained teachers in secondary education, female?
- IDA total ranks 27th out of 36 groups with data for 2023.
- Is trained teachers in secondary education, female rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA total 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.