Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female was 87.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in MDG: Developing Regions, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in MDG: Developing Regions is 87.5%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in MDG: Developing Regions peaked at 91.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 87.5%, in 2024.
MDG: Developing Regions ranks 78th of 164 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in MDG: Developing Regions, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 91.9% | — |
| 2015 | 91.1% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 91.4% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 90.6% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 91.8% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 88.7% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 89.3% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 88.9% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 88.7% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 88.8% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 87.5% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 90.9% | 88.7% | 91.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 88.6% | 87.5% | 89.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Developing Regions
- 75 Niue 77.3% compare
- 76 Eswatini 76.9% compare
- 77 Burkina Faso 76.5% compare
- 78 Marshall Islands 76.3% compare
- 79 Saint Lucia 73.2% compare
- 80 Sierra Leone 70.3% compare
- 81 Burundi 70.0% compare
More education data for MDG: Developing Regions
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 552.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 286.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 83.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8747 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 266.40 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6758 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 339.76 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in MDG: Developing Regions was 87.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 91.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.5% in 2024.
- How does MDG: Developing Regions rank for percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female?
- MDG: Developing Regions ranks 78th out of 164 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female rising or falling in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this MDG: Developing Regions 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