Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 60.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) stood at 60.5%. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 60.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 46.3%, in 1993.
That places ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 81st 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 32 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 46.3% | — |
| 1994 | 46.4% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 46.5% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 47.0% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 47.5% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 49.0% | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 48.8% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 49.1% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 50.2% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 49.8% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 50.1% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 50.0% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 50.0% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 50.4% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 50.8% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 51.2% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 51.6% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 51.9% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 53.3% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 53.5% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 53.8% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 54.1% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 54.6% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 54.9% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 56.1% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 56.7% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 57.4% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 58.2% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 58.8% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 59.2% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 60.0% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 60.5% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.4% | 46.3% | 49.0% | 7 |
| 2000s | 50.3% | 49.1% | 51.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.6% | 51.9% | 57.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.4% | 58.2% | 60.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- 78 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 63.8% compare
- 79 Naoero 63.6% compare
- 80 Honduras 63.4% compare
- 81 Trinidad and Tobago 63.0% compare
- 82 Monaco 62.9% compare
- 83 Saint Kitts and Nevis 62.9% compare
- 84 Ecuador 62.7% compare
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 390.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6175 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 187.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3795 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 198.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 203.58 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 60.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 60.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.3% in 1993.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 81st out of 213 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 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