Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102): Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female was 70.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), 2013–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) recorded 70.4% for percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) peaked at 78.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 70.4%, in 2021.
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 129th of 164 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 76.9% | — |
| 2014 | 76.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 77.3% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 77.1% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 76.1% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 78.7% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 75.3% | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 71.0% | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 70.4% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 76.9% | 75.3% | 78.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 70.7% | 70.4% | 71.0% | 2 |
More education data for ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.43 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.95 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.58 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.51 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9236 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 41.20 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) was 70.4% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The highest recorded value was 78.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.4% in 2021.
- How does ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) rank for percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female?
- ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 129th out of 164 groups with data for 2021.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female rising or falling in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release