Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in SDG: Northern Africa
SDG: Northern Africa: Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female was 91.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in SDG: Northern Africa, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in SDG: Northern Africa stood at 91.5%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in SDG: Northern Africa peaked at 96.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 91.5%, in 2024.
SDG: Northern Africa ranks 63rd of 157 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in SDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 95.9% | — |
| 2014 | 96.5% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 96.2% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 95.2% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 95.9% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 94.4% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 94.9% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 95.3% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 94.2% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 91.5% | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 95.6% | 94.4% | 96.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 93.7% | 91.5% | 95.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa
- 60 Tuvalu 77.1% compare
- 61 Burkina Faso 77.0% compare
- 62 Sierra Leone 75.8% compare
- 63 Saint Lucia 73.2% compare
- 64 Ethiopia 71.0% compare
- 65 Marshall Islands 70.3% compare
- 66 Suriname 64.5% compare
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.91 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 4.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 33.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.26 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in SDG: Northern Africa was 91.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 96.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.5% in 2024.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa rank for percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- SDG: Northern Africa ranks 63rd out of 157 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this SDG: Northern Africa 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