Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern: Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female was 74.3% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, 2013–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern stood at 74.3%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 78.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 74.3%, in 2021.
That places WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 123rd out of 164 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 77.9% | — |
| 2014 | 77.8% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 75.9% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 76.6% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 76.2% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 78.0% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 75.4% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 74.4% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 74.3% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 76.8% | 75.4% | 78.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 74.4% | 74.3% | 74.4% | 2 |
More education data for WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.71 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.23 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.92 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.91 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.18 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.98 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9717 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 46.07 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern was 74.3% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 78.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.3% in 2021.
- How does WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank for percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female?
- WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 123rd out of 164 groups with data for 2021.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female rising or falling in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release