Trained teachers in secondary education, female in Low income
Low income: Trained teachers in secondary education, female was 60.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in secondary education, female in Low income, 2009–2021
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 Low income is 60.0%, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in secondary education, female in Low income peaked at 66.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 57.4%, in 2012.
That places Low income 32nd out of 36 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Trained teachers in secondary education, female in Low income, year by year
| Year | % of female teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 62.3% | — |
| 2011 | 57.7% | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 57.4% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 61.8% | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 63.5% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 64.2% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 64.8% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 64.6% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 66.8% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 64.2% | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 61.1% | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 60.0% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.3% | 62.3% | 62.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 62.8% | 57.4% | 66.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 60.5% | 60.0% | 61.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Low income
More education data for Low income
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1505 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 43.24 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.9% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 112.44 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 55.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trained teachers in secondary education, female in Low income?
- Trained teachers in secondary education, female in Low income was 60.0% in 2021, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in secondary education, female recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 66.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in secondary education, female recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.4% in 2012.
- How does Low income rank for trained teachers in secondary education, female?
- Low income ranks 32nd out of 36 groups with data for 2021.
- Is trained teachers in secondary education, female rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low income 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.