Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female was 83.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) recorded 83.0% for percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 14.9% on the previous year and down 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) peaked at 100.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 83.0%, in 2024.
That places ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 99th out of 164 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 99.8% | — |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 95.8% | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 97.5% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 83.0% | -14.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 99.9% | 99.8% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 92.1% | 83.0% | 97.5% | 3 |
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 40.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.75 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7891 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) was 83.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.0% in 2024.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank for percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 99th out of 164 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 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