Secondary education, teachers, female in World
World: Secondary education, teachers, female was 23.62 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers, female in World, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
World recorded 23.62 million for secondary education, teachers, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, female in World peaked at 23.62 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.01 million, in 1975.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.58 million | 7.01 million | 8.86 million | 7 |
| 1980s | 9.29 million | 8.42 million | 10.21 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.59 million | 10.60 million | 13.05 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.70 million | 13.11 million | 16.46 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.15 million | 16.83 million | 20.38 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.28 million | 21.04 million | 23.62 million | 5 |
More education data for World
- Population ages 15-64 65.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.2% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 34.10 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.8% (2024)
- Labor force, total 3.74 billion (2025)
- Labor force, female 40.2% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9825 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 77.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers, female in World?
- Secondary education, teachers, female in World was 23.62 million in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, female recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 23.62 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, female recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.01 million in 1975.
- Is secondary education, teachers, female rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, teachers, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary education, teachers, female, refers to the total number of female teachers at secondary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.