Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in Upper middle income

Upper middle income: Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female was 89.0% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
89.0%
Change on year
down 2.5%
Rank
16th
of 16 groups
All-time high
93.3%
in 2016
All-time low
89.0%
in 2019
Years of data
6
2014–2019

Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in Upper middle income, 2014–2019

0204060801002014201620192014: 91.3 %2015: 90.6 %2016: 93.3 %2017: 92.3 %2018: 91.3 %2019: 89 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in Upper middle income stood at 89.0%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.

Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in Upper middle income, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female (%) in Upper middle income, 2014 to 2019.
Year % Change
2014 91.3%
2015 90.6% -0.8%
2016 93.3% +3.0%
2017 92.3% -1.1%
2018 91.3% -1.0%
2019 89.0% -2.5%

Countries ranked near Upper middle income

  1. 13 Costa Rica 99.2% compare
  2. 14 Gambia 97.2% compare
  3. 15 Ecuador 95.0% compare
  4. 16 Brunei Darussalam 94.5% compare
  5. 17 China 89.1% compare
  6. 18 Bahamas 88.2% compare
  7. 19 Eritrea 85.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in Upper middle income?
Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in Upper middle income was 89.0% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Upper middle income?
The highest recorded value was 93.3% in 2016.
What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Upper middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 89.0% in 2019.
How does Upper middle income rank for percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female?
Upper middle income ranks 16th out of 16 groups with data for 2019.
Is percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Upper middle income?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Upper middle income data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
39 places, 232 data points, 2009–2019
Last refreshed

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/