Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103): Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 49.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103), 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) is 49.9%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) peaked at 50.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 43.2%, in 2000.
That places ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) 143rd 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 31 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 43.4% | — |
| 1995 | 43.5% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 43.4% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 43.8% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 44.1% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 44.3% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 43.2% | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 43.8% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 43.9% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 44.6% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 44.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 45.0% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 45.3% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 45.7% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 46.2% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 46.7% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 47.0% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 47.4% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 47.7% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 47.8% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 47.9% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 48.1% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 48.3% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 48.5% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 49.1% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 49.3% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 49.6% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 49.8% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 50.3% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 49.2% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 49.9% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.8% | 43.4% | 44.3% | 6 |
| 2000s | 44.9% | 43.2% | 46.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.1% | 47.0% | 49.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.7% | 49.2% | 50.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
More education data for ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9256 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.06 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 875,090 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 4.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 16.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.24 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) was 49.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- The highest recorded value was 50.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.2% in 2000.
- How does ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) ranks 143rd out of 213 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) 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