Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405): Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female was 63.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) stood at 63.3%. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.1% on the previous year and down 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) peaked at 87.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 63.3%, in 2024.
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 136th of 164 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 84.9% | — |
| 2014 | 87.8% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 85.4% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 86.9% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 85.6% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 84.5% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 81.6% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 79.1% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 78.4% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 73.3% | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 72.1% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 63.3% | -12.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 85.2% | 81.6% | 87.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 73.2% | 63.3% | 79.1% | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 50.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) was 63.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- The highest recorded value was 87.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.3% in 2024.
- How does ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) rank for percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female?
- ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 136th out of 164 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) 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