Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434): Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 58.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) recorded 58.5% for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) peaked at 58.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 51.8%, in 1997.
That places ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 93rd 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 ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 51.8% | — |
| 1998 | 57.5% | +11.0% |
| 1999 | 56.9% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 57.0% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 57.6% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 56.8% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 55.8% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 56.0% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 55.0% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 55.4% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 55.4% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 55.9% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 55.6% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 55.0% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 55.2% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 54.6% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 54.1% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 53.9% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 55.7% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 57.1% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 55.8% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 57.7% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 57.3% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 57.9% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 57.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 58.2% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 58.5% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 58.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.4% | 51.8% | 57.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 56.1% | 55.0% | 57.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.6% | 53.9% | 57.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.2% | 57.9% | 58.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
- 90 North Macedonia 61.7% compare
- 91 Bahamas 61.2% compare
- 92 South Africa 61.0% compare
- 93 Denmark 60.9% compare
- 94 Liechtenstein 60.6% compare
- 95 Macau, China 60.2% compare
- 96 Palestine, State of 60.0% compare
More education data for ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8137 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.10 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1.52 million (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.65 million (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.1447 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 40.76 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45.96 million (2021)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 22.06 million (2021)
All data for ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) was 58.5% 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: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The highest recorded value was 58.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.8% in 1997.
- How does ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 93rd out of 213 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 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