Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in UNICEF: South Asia
UNICEF: South Asia: Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female was 94.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
94.3%
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
22nd
of 123 groups
All-time high
94.3%
in 2024
All-time low
90.5%
in 2019
Years of data
7
2017–2024
Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in UNICEF: South Asia, 2017–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in UNICEF: South Asia stood at 94.3%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
UNICEF: South Asia ranks 22nd of 123 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in UNICEF: South Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 93.8% | — |
| 2019 | 90.5% | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 92.9% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 92.2% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 93.5% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 94.0% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 94.3% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 92.1% | 90.5% | 93.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 93.4% | 92.2% | 94.3% | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: South Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 101.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 84.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.6662 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 175.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 193.66 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in UNICEF: South Asia?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in UNICEF: South Asia was 94.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in UNICEF: South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 94.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in UNICEF: South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.5% in 2019.
- How does UNICEF: South Asia rank for percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female?
- UNICEF: South Asia ranks 22nd out of 123 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in UNICEF: South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UNICEF: South 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