Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405): Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 38.9% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) recorded 38.9% for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in 2023. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) peaked at 38.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 35.7%, in 2007.
That places ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) 167th out of 213 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 37.8% | — |
| 1998 | 37.3% | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 37.7% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 37.0% | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 37.2% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 36.9% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 36.9% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 36.8% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 36.1% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 36.6% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 35.7% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 36.5% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 37.2% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 38.3% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 38.5% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 38.1% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 38.3% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 37.8% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 37.2% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 36.7% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 36.8% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 37.2% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 37.8% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 38.7% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 38.9% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 38.8% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 38.9% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.6% | 37.3% | 37.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 36.7% | 35.7% | 37.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.7% | 36.7% | 38.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.8% | 38.7% | 38.9% | 4 |
More education data for ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 50.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 9.24 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) was 38.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- The highest recorded value was 38.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.7% in 2007.
- How does ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 167th out of 213 groups with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) 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