Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in SDG: Western Asia
SDG: Western Asia: Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female was 90.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in SDG: Western Asia, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in SDG: Western Asia stood at 90.7%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in SDG: Western Asia peaked at 92.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 90.7%, in 2024.
SDG: Western Asia ranks 73rd of 157 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in SDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 91.7% | — |
| 2016 | 92.8% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 92.6% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 92.2% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 91.4% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 91.6% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 90.7% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 90.8% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 91.6% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 90.7% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 92.2% | 91.4% | 92.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 91.1% | 90.7% | 91.6% | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Western Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.9495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.49 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7535 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.901 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0164 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in SDG: Western Asia?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in SDG: Western Asia was 90.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 92.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.7% in 2024.
- How does SDG: Western Asia rank for percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- SDG: Western Asia ranks 73rd out of 157 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in SDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this SDG: Western Asia 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