Trained teachers in secondary education, female in OECD members
OECD members: Trained teachers in secondary education, female was 88.5% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Trained teachers in secondary education, female in OECD members, 2009–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female teachers.
Analysis
In 2022, trained teachers in secondary education, female in OECD members stood at 88.5%. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in secondary education, female in OECD members peaked at 94.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 88.5%, in 2022.
OECD members ranks 8th of 36 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Trained teachers in secondary education, female in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % of female teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 93.7% | — |
| 2010 | 93.6% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 93.2% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 94.3% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 94.5% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 94.4% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 93.6% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 94.0% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 93.8% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 93.5% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 92.4% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 90.6% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 88.5% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.7% | 93.7% | 93.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 93.9% | 93.2% | 94.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 90.5% | 88.5% | 92.4% | 3 |
More education data for OECD members
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 116.41 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91.38 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.2049 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0654 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.28 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.4% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trained teachers in secondary education, female in OECD members?
- Trained teachers in secondary education, female in OECD members was 88.5% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in secondary education, female recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 94.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in secondary education, female recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.5% in 2022.
- How does OECD members rank for trained teachers in secondary education, female?
- OECD members ranks 8th out of 36 groups with data for 2022.
- Is trained teachers in secondary education, female rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this OECD members 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.