Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in SDG: World
SDG: World: Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female was 91.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in SDG: World, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in SDG: World stood at 91.1%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in SDG: World peaked at 94.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 91.1%, in 2024.
SDG: World ranks 70th of 157 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in SDG: World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 92.9% | — |
| 2015 | 92.5% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 91.3% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 93.3% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 94.2% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 91.4% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 91.6% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 91.3% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 91.5% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 91.6% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 91.1% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 92.6% | 91.3% | 94.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 91.4% | 91.1% | 91.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: World
More education data for SDG: World
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 651.68 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 25.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 314.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 106.27 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 100.30 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5777 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 404.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in SDG: World?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in SDG: World was 91.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in SDG: World?
- The highest recorded value was 94.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in SDG: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.1% in 2024.
- How does SDG: World rank for percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- SDG: World ranks 70th out of 157 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in SDG: World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this SDG: World 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