Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female was 73.6% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, 2014–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa stood at 73.6%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa peaked at 75.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 73.6%, in 2022.
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 124th of 164 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 75.9% | — |
| 2015 | 74.2% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 74.9% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 74.7% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 75.8% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 75.9% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 75.7% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 73.6% | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 75.1% | 74.2% | 75.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 75.0% | 73.6% | 75.9% | 3 |
More education data for UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 49.26 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.77 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36.30 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 50.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 8.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.20 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa was 73.6% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 75.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.6% in 2022.
- How does UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank for percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female?
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 124th out of 164 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa 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