Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110): Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 35.1% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110), 2009–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) recorded 35.1% for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in 2020.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) peaked at 39.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 34.4%, in 2016.
That places ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) 189th out of 213 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 37.1% | — |
| 2010 | 39.3% | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 36.9% | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 36.7% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 36.1% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 36.1% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 34.8% | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 34.4% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 34.7% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 35.3% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 34.7% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 35.1% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.1% | 37.1% | 37.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 35.9% | 34.4% | 39.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.1% | 35.1% | 35.1% | 1 |
More education data for ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.77 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.46 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.60 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) was 35.1% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- The highest recorded value was 39.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.4% in 2016.
- How does ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) ranks 189th out of 213 groups with data for 2020.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) 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