Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in ALECSO: Member Countries
ALECSO: Member Countries: Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female was 86.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in ALECSO: Member Countries, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in ALECSO: Member Countries stood at 86.9%.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in ALECSO: Member Countries peaked at 91.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 83.5%, in 2013.
ALECSO: Member Countries ranks 101st of 157 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in ALECSO: Member Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 90.7% | — |
| 2013 | 83.5% | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 90.9% | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 90.9% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 91.5% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 91.2% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 90.4% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 90.3% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 90.8% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 89.9% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 85.7% | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 87.4% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 86.9% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 89.9% | 83.5% | 91.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 88.1% | 85.7% | 90.8% | 5 |
More education data for ALECSO: Member Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 40.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.75 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7891 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in ALECSO: Member Countries was 86.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 91.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.5% in 2013.
- How does ALECSO: Member Countries rank for percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- ALECSO: Member Countries ranks 101st out of 157 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ALECSO: Member Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release