Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118): Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 27.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) stood at 27.5%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) peaked at 27.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 23.6%, in 2008.
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 209th of 213 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 24.8% | — |
| 1999 | 25.9% | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 26.4% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 26.1% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 25.8% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 25.4% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 25.0% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 24.5% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 24.0% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 23.7% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 23.6% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 23.8% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 24.2% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 24.9% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 24.8% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 24.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 25.1% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 24.8% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 24.8% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 25.2% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 25.6% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 25.9% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 26.7% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 27.2% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 27.4% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 27.5% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.4% | 24.8% | 25.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 24.8% | 23.6% | 26.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.0% | 24.2% | 25.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.2% | 26.7% | 27.5% | 4 |
More education data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.38 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.57 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.44 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.05 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.08 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.63 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.51 % change on previous year (2021)
All data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) was 27.5% 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: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The highest recorded value was 27.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.6% in 2008.
- How does ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 209th out of 213 groups with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 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