Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female was 85.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia recorded 85.6% for percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 9.6% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 96.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 85.6%, in 2024.
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 90th of 164 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 95.9% | — |
| 2016 | 95.7% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 96.3% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 95.5% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 95.3% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 95.3% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 96.0% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 93.1% | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 94.7% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 85.6% | -9.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 95.7% | 95.3% | 96.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 92.9% | 85.6% | 96.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 28.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.371 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia was 85.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 96.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.6% in 2024.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female?
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 90th out of 164 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 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