Trained teachers in secondary education, female in North America
North America: Trained teachers in secondary education, female was 98.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Trained teachers in secondary education, female in North America, 1999–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female teachers.
Analysis
In 2024, trained teachers in secondary education, female in North America stood at 98.3%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in secondary education, female in North America peaked at 99.9% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 98.3%, in 2024.
That places North America 1st out of 36 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Trained teachers in secondary education, female in North America, year by year
| Year | % of female teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 99.9% | — |
| 2000 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.5% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 99.8% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 99.7% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 99.8% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 99.5% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 99.4% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 99.4% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.3% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.3% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.6% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.4% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.4% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.5% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.0% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 98.6% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 98.5% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 98.3% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 99.7% | 99.4% | 99.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.5% | 99.3% | 99.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.8% | 98.3% | 99.5% | 5 |
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More education data for North America
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 26.20 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.2703 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0687 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 28.14 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.04 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 16.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trained teachers in secondary education, female in North America?
- Trained teachers in secondary education, female in North America was 98.3% 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 North America?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 1999.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in secondary education, female recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.3% in 2024.
- How does North America rank for trained teachers in secondary education, female?
- North America ranks 1st out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is trained teachers in secondary education, female rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this North America 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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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.