Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437): Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female was 85.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
85.7%
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
52nd
of 123 groups
All-time high
85.9%
in 2021
All-time low
64.6%
in 2019
Years of data
11
2014–2024

Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), 2014–2024

0204060802014201920242014: 70.5 %2015: 67.4 %2016: 68.7 %2017: 66.4 %2018: 65.2 %2019: 64.6 %2020: 66.2 %2021: 85.9 %2022: 85.6 %2023: 85.6 %2024: 85.7 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2024, percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) stood at 85.7%.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 21.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) peaked at 85.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 64.6%, in 2019.

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 52nd of 123 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), year by year

Annual values for Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female (%) in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), 2014 to 2024.
Year % Change
2014 70.5%
2015 67.4% -4.4%
2016 68.7% +1.9%
2017 66.4% -3.3%
2018 65.2% -1.7%
2019 64.6% -1.0%
2020 66.2% +2.6%
2021 85.9% +29.7%
2022 85.6% -0.4%
2023 85.6% -0.0%
2024 85.7% +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 67.1% 64.6% 70.5% 6
2020s 81.8% 66.2% 85.9% 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)

  1. 49 China 92.1% compare
  2. 50 Brunei Darussalam 91.5% compare
  3. 51 Bahamas 90.3% compare
  4. 52 Cuba 86.6% compare
  5. 53 Tuvalu 85.0% compare
  6. 54 Niger 84.4% compare
  7. 55 Panama 84.1%

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) was 85.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
The highest recorded value was 85.9% in 2021.
What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
The lowest recorded value was 64.6% in 2019.
How does ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank for percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female?
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 52nd out of 123 groups with data for 2024.
Is percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 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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Indicator
Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
190 places, 1,708 data points, 2000–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release