Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in Low income
Low income: Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female was 82.5% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in Low income, 2015–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in Low income is 82.5%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 1.2% over five years.
That places Low income 20th out of 20 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in Low income, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 83.5% | — |
| 2016 | 85.2% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 83.7% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 84.4% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 82.5% | -2.2% |
Countries ranked near Low income
- 17 Gambia 95.9% compare
- 18 Eritrea 93.6%
- 19 Ecuador 93.2%
- 20 Lao People's Democratic Republic 90.0%
- 21 Brunei Darussalam 87.9% compare
- 22 Bahamas 84.6%
- 23 Nepal 83.9% compare
More reference data data for Low income
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 2,206 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 259.59 (2025)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 248.16 (2026)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.17 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 9.61 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 18.98 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 9.37 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.43 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.91 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.0% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in Low income?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in Low income was 82.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 85.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.5% in 2019.
- How does Low income rank for percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- Low income ranks 20th out of 20 groups with data for 2019.
- Where does this Low income data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of teachers by level of education taught (pre-primary, primary, lower secondary and upper secondary education) who have at least the minimum academic qualifications required for teaching their subjects at the relevant level in a given country, in a given academic year. A high value indicates that students are being taught by teachers who are academically well qualified in the subjects they teach. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/