Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female was 86.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries recorded 86.3% for percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries peaked at 87.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 83.5%, in 2019.
That places UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 86th 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 UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 87.8% | — |
| 2015 | 85.7% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 86.1% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 85.3% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 86.1% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 83.5% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 84.4% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 87.2% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 87.1% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 87.4% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 86.3% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 85.8% | 83.5% | 87.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 86.5% | 84.4% | 87.4% | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 569.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8422 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 274.67 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6486 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 345.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 294.84 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries was 86.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 87.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.5% in 2019.
- How does UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank for percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female?
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 86th out of 164 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female rising or falling in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 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