Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 44.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 2009–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) recorded 44.0% for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 46.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 40.5%, in 2015.
That places ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 159th out of 213 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 44.6% | — |
| 2010 | 46.5% | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 44.4% | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 44.1% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 43.3% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 42.9% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 40.5% | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 40.7% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 41.3% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 41.9% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 41.9% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 42.6% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 44.2% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 44.4% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 44.1% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 44.0% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.6% | 44.6% | 44.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 42.8% | 40.5% | 46.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.9% | 42.6% | 44.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- 156 Guinea 5.7%
More education data for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.2683 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6859 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14.16 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 44.0% 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: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 46.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.5% in 2015.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 159th out of 213 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 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