OECD members: Trained teachers in lower secondary education, female (% of female teachers)

Key figures

Since 2006 it is down 2.55 percentage points from 92.92% in 2006. The World Bank has no value for 4 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2020, OECD members' trained teachers in lower secondary education, female (% of female teachers) fell 2.39 percentage points on 2019 (from 92.76% to 90.37%).

Across the 8 yearly changes before that (2007 to 2019), the average change was −0.01 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.02 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 1.29 percentage points in 2009 and the biggest yearly fall was 2.39 percentage points in 2020. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

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

How it compares

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What this measures

Trained teachers in lower secondary education are the percentage of lower secondary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.

Limitations: This indicator does not take into account differences in teachers' experiences and status, teaching methods, teaching materials, and classroom conditions - all factors that affect the quality of teaching and learning. Some teachers without formal training may have acquired equivalent pedagogical skills through professional experience. In addition, national standards regarding teacher qualifications and pedagogical skills may vary.

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

All 11 values

Trained teachers in lower secondary education, female (% of female teachers) in nearby economies

• Bahrain — 100% (2024)
• Qatar — 100% (2024)
• Saudi Arabia — 100% (2024)
• United Arab Emirates — 100% (2023)
• West Bank and Gaza — 100% (2023)

More education data for OECD members

• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 91.38 million (2024)
• Primary education, teachers — 6.28 million (2024)
• Primary education, teachers (% female) — 81.25% (2024)
• Secondary education, pupils — 116.41 million (2024)
• Secondary education, teachers — 8.66 million (2024)
• Persistence to last grade of primary, total (% of cohort) — 94.07% (2023)
• School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 1 (2020)
• School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)

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Questions people ask

What is OECD members's trained teachers in lower secondary education, female (% of female teachers)?

90.37% in 2020, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2006?

It is down 2.55 percentage points from 92.92% in 2006. The highest value was 95.11% in 2012 and the lowest 90.37% in 2020.

Is the latest change in trained teachers in lower secondary education, female (% of female teachers) unusual for OECD members?

In 2020, OECD members' trained teachers in lower secondary education, female (% of female teachers) fell 2.39 percentage points on 2019 (from 92.76% to 90.37%). Across the 8 yearly changes before that (2007 to 2019), the average change was −0.01 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.02 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.TCAQ.LO.FE.ZS, 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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