Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)
ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113): Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 39.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113), 1994–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) is 39.8%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) peaked at 40.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 37.5%, in 1996.
That places ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) 165th out of 213 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 38.8% | — |
| 1995 | 38.7% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 37.5% | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 38.5% | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 37.5% | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 38.4% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 37.6% | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 38.3% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 38.3% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 38.7% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 38.4% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 38.2% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 37.9% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 37.6% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 38.5% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 38.6% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 39.2% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 40.1% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 40.4% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 39.9% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 39.7% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 39.3% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 39.4% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 39.6% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 40.2% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 39.8% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 39.9% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 40.0% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 39.4% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 39.8% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.2% | 37.5% | 38.8% | 6 |
| 2000s | 38.2% | 37.6% | 38.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.8% | 39.2% | 40.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.8% | 39.4% | 40.0% | 4 |
More education data for ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.95 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.01 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.05 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.64 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.99 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.31 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.64 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.40 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) was 39.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- The highest recorded value was 40.4% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.5% in 1996.
- How does ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) ranks 165th out of 213 groups with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) 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