Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100): Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female was 73.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), 2012–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) recorded 73.0% for percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.7% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) peaked at 87.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 73.0%, in 2022.
That places ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) 137th out of 157 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 87.8% | — |
| 2013 | 76.8% | -12.6% |
| 2014 | 83.3% | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 83.2% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 84.9% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 85.6% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 86.1% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 84.2% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 81.4% | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 79.1% | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 73.0% | -7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 84.0% | 76.8% | 87.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 77.9% | 73.0% | 81.4% | 3 |
More education data for ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 9.24 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) was 73.0% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The highest recorded value was 87.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.0% in 2022.
- How does ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) rank for percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 137th out of 157 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) 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