Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female was 85.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in MDG: Developing Regions, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in MDG: Developing Regions stood at 85.6%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in MDG: Developing Regions peaked at 95.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 85.6%, in 2024.
MDG: Developing Regions ranks 53rd of 123 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in MDG: Developing Regions, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 93.2% | — |
| 2015 | 92.0% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 95.1% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 89.5% | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 89.7% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 87.2% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 88.2% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 87.7% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 87.2% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 87.6% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 85.6% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 91.1% | 87.2% | 95.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 87.3% | 85.6% | 88.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Developing Regions
More education data for MDG: Developing Regions
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6758 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 552.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 365.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 107.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 705.49 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in MDG: Developing Regions was 85.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 95.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.6% in 2024.
- How does MDG: Developing Regions rank for percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female?
- MDG: Developing Regions ranks 53rd out of 123 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: Developing Regions 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