Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female was 78.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia recorded 78.2% for percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.4% on the previous year and down 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 99.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 78.2%, in 2024.
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 75th of 123 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 98.3% | — |
| 2020 | 98.7% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 97.2% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 99.5% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 78.2% | -21.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 98.3% | 98.3% | 98.3% | 1 |
| 2020s | 93.4% | 78.2% | 99.5% | 4 |
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 28.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.371 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia was 78.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.2% in 2024.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female?
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 75th out of 123 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release