Germany: Secondary education, teachers, female

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Germany's secondary education, teachers, female rose 1.5% on 2023 (from 389,254 to 395,262).

Across the 28 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +1.7% and a typical year strayed about 2.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 12.7% in 2000 and the biggest yearly fall was 1.9% in 1994. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about 3,039 a year. A straight line explains 94% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

A straight-line projection, tested first

Extending that straight line gives about 400,550 for 2027. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2022 to 2024 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 2,370, against 7,217 for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.

See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.

How it compares

In 2024, Germany had the 4th highest value of the 83 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Germany in the 2024 ranking

• China — 1st of 83: 4.47 million
• Pakistan — 2nd of 83: 1.15 million
• Brazil — 3rd of 83: 629,792
• Italy — 5th of 83: 366,484
• Philippines — 6th of 83: 354,444
• Algeria — 7th of 83: 273,405

What this measures

Secondary education, teachers, female, refers to the total number of female teachers at secondary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.

Limitations: The indicator measures the level of gender representation in the teaching profession, rather than the effectiveness and quality of teaching.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 31 values

Secondary education, teachers, female in nearby economies

• Albania — 16,308 (2024)
• Andorra — 389 (2024)
• Armenia — 20,029 (2024)
• Austria — 48,483 (2024)
• Belarus — 58,138 (2024)
• Belgium — 88,129 (2023)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 17,594 (2023)
• Bulgaria — 33,757 (2024)
• Croatia — 37,974 (2023)
• Cyprus — 5,479 (2023)
• Denmark

More education data for Germany

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 4 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 10 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 9 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 3.31 million (2024)
• Secondary education, pupils — 6.97 million (2024)
• Primary education, teachers — 283,851 (2024)
• Secondary education, teachers — 618,670 (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) — 5.13% (2024)
• Primary education, teachers (% female) — 87.33% (2024)

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Questions people ask

What is Germany's secondary education, teachers, female?

395,262 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1993?

It is up 62.88% from 242,668 in 1993 (1.59% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 395,262 in 2024 and the lowest 238,104 in 1994.

How does Germany rank?

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.TCHR.FE, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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