Trained teachers in upper secondary education, female in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Trained teachers in upper secondary education, female was 80.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Trained teachers in upper secondary education, female in Low & middle income, 2016–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female teachers.
Analysis
The most recent figure for trained teachers in upper secondary education, female in Low & middle income is 80.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in upper secondary education, female in Low & middle income peaked at 88.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 80.0%, in 2024.
That places Low & middle income 13th out of 24 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Trained teachers in upper secondary education, female in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | % of female teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 88.8% | — |
| 2017 | 86.5% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 82.4% | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 85.4% | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 86.6% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 82.1% | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 80.4% | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 80.0% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 85.9% | 82.4% | 88.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 82.9% | 80.0% | 86.6% | 5 |
More education data for Low & middle income
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 27.98 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1043 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 701.53 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.3% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 554.22 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trained teachers in upper secondary education, female in Low & middle income?
- Trained teachers in upper secondary education, female in Low & middle income was 80.0% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 88.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.0% in 2024.
- How does Low & middle income rank for trained teachers in upper secondary education, female?
- Low & middle income ranks 13th out of 24 groups with data for 2024.
- Is trained teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low & middle income data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Trained teachers in upper secondary education, female (% of female teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in upper secondary education are the percentage of upper secondary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.