Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female was 88.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) stood at 88.0%.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) peaked at 92.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 83.2%, in 2013.
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 93rd of 157 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 91.4% | — |
| 2013 | 83.2% | -8.9% |
| 2014 | 91.7% | +10.2% |
| 2015 | 91.6% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 92.2% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 91.8% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 90.9% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 90.9% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 91.4% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 90.4% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 85.9% | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 87.7% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 88.0% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 90.4% | 83.2% | 92.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 88.7% | 85.9% | 91.4% | 5 |
More education data for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 16.59 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.304 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6427 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6849 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 49.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 23.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 17.81 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) was 88.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The highest recorded value was 92.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.2% in 2013.
- How does ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank for percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 93rd out of 157 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 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