Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries
SDG: Least Developed Countries: Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female was 79.9% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries stood at 79.9%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 87.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 79.9%, in 2023.
SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 115th of 157 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 85.8% | — |
| 2014 | 85.3% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 84.3% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 85.4% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 86.6% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 87.3% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 87.2% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 86.4% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 84.7% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 80.5% | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 79.9% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 86.0% | 84.3% | 87.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 82.9% | 79.9% | 86.4% | 4 |
More education data for SDG: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 75.92 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 36.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 11.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.684 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.32 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7503 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 87.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries was 79.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 87.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.9% in 2023.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 115th out of 157 groups with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this SDG: Least Developed 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