Afghanistan vs ALECSO: Member Countries: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female

Afghanistan
39.9%
in 2023
ALECSO: Member Countries
51.9%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
131st
ALECSO: Member Countries rank
134th

Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female over time

  • Afghanistan
  • ALECSO: Member Countries
0204060199420092024

How they compare

ALECSO: Member Countries currently reports 51.9% against 39.9% in Afghanistan, a difference of 12.0%.

That makes ALECSO: Member Countries's figure about 1.3 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, ALECSO: Member Countries has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 131st and ALECSO: Member Countries ranks 134th of 156 countries.

ALECSO: Member Countries has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan ALECSO: Member Countries Difference Ahead
2000s 28.7% 47.7% 19.0% ALECSO: Member Countries
2010s 33.8% 49.7% 15.9% ALECSO: Member Countries
2020s 39.9% 51.3% 11.5% ALECSO: Member Countries

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female, Afghanistan or ALECSO: Member Countries?
ALECSO: Member Countries, at 51.9% against 39.9% in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female between Afghanistan and ALECSO: Member Countries?
12.0%, with ALECSO: Member Countries ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and ALECSO: Member Countries?
12 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and ALECSO: Member Countries rank globally for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
Afghanistan ranks 131st and ALECSO: Member Countries ranks 134th of 156 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
369 places, 8,395 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release