Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries
ALECSO: Gulf Countries: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 58.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries, 2007–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries is 58.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries peaked at 58.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 52.3%, in 2009.
That places ALECSO: Gulf Countries 91st out of 213 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 54.4% | — |
| 2008 | 54.6% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 52.3% | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 52.7% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 52.5% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 52.5% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 52.4% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 53.2% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 55.3% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 56.1% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 56.8% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 57.9% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 58.6% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 58.6% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 58.5% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 57.9% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 57.5% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 58.6% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.8% | 52.3% | 54.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 54.8% | 52.4% | 58.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.2% | 57.5% | 58.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Gulf Countries
- 88 Panama 62.0% compare
- 89 Bahrain 61.9% compare
- 90 North Macedonia 61.7% compare
- 91 Bahamas 61.2% compare
- 92 South Africa 61.0% compare
- 93 Denmark 60.9% compare
- 94 Liechtenstein 60.6% compare
More education data for ALECSO: Gulf Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 21.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5138 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 895,823 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -6.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 18.25 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries was 58.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 58.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.3% in 2009.
- How does ALECSO: Gulf Countries rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- ALECSO: Gulf Countries ranks 91st out of 213 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Gulf Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release