Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in World

World: Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female was 96.2% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
96.2%
Change on year
down 1.9%
Rank
1st
of 1 groups
All-time high
99.0%
in 2016
All-time low
95.2%
in 2017
Years of data
5
2015–2019

Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in World, 2015–2019

0204060801002015201720192015: 95.9 %2016: 99 %2017: 95.2 %2018: 98.1 %2019: 96.2 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

World recorded 96.2% for percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 0.4% over five years.

Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in World, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female (%) in World, 2015 to 2019.
Year % Change
2015 95.9%
2016 99.0% +3.3%
2017 95.2% -3.9%
2018 98.1% +3.0%
2019 96.2% -1.9%

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 Bahrain 100.0% compare
  2. 1 Barbados 100.0% compare
  3. 1 Djibouti 100.0% compare
  4. 1 Jordan 100.0% compare
  5. 1 Macao 100.0% compare
  6. 1 Niger 100.0%
  7. 1 Qatar 100.0% compare
  8. 1 Saudi Arabia 100.0% compare
  9. 1 Serbia 100.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in World?
Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in World was 96.2% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2016.
What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 95.2% in 2017.
How does World rank for percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female?
World ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 2019.
Where does this World 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
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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/