Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female was 90.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries stood at 90.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries peaked at 93.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 89.8%, in 2016.
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 77th of 157 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 91.8% | — |
| 2015 | 91.3% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 89.8% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 92.2% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 93.7% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 90.6% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 90.7% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 90.4% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 90.8% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 90.9% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 90.3% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 91.6% | 89.8% | 93.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 90.6% | 90.3% | 90.9% | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 569.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8422 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 274.67 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6486 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 345.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 294.84 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries was 90.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 93.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.8% in 2016.
- How does UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank for percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 77th out of 157 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UNICEF: All Unicef 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