Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405): Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female was 73.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), 2013–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) is 73.7%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) peaked at 97.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 73.7%, in 2022.
That places ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) 85th out of 123 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 97.4% | — |
| 2014 | 94.9% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 88.5% | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 90.0% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 85.6% | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 82.3% | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 78.1% | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 75.9% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 77.3% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 73.7% | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 88.1% | 78.1% | 97.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 75.6% | 73.7% | 77.3% | 3 |
More education data for ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 50.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) was 73.7% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- The highest recorded value was 97.4% in 2013.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.7% in 2022.
- How does ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) rank for percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female?
- ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 85th out of 123 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release