Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428): Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 52.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) is 52.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) peaked at 52.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 34.1%, in 1993.
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 127th of 213 groups on this measure, 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: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 34.1% | — |
| 1994 | 34.4% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 35.0% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 35.4% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 36.0% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 37.3% | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 37.1% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 36.9% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 37.9% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 37.6% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 37.7% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 38.1% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 38.8% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 39.1% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 39.8% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 40.9% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 41.8% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 42.5% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 44.9% | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 45.3% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 46.3% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 45.6% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 45.9% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 46.9% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 47.6% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 47.9% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 49.8% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 50.8% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 51.2% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 51.1% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 52.1% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 52.8% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.6% | 34.1% | 37.3% | 7 |
| 2000s | 38.9% | 36.9% | 41.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.3% | 42.5% | 49.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.6% | 50.8% | 52.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
- 124 Iran, Islamic Republic of 48.1% compare
- 125 Cambodia 46.0% compare
- 126 Marshall Islands 45.5% compare
- 127 Zambia 44.0% compare
- 128 Morocco 43.2% compare
- 129 Madagascar 42.0% compare
- 130 Timor-Leste 41.4% compare
More education data for ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.6662 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.43 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 84.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1267 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 91.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 53.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 26.43 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) was 52.8% 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: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The highest recorded value was 52.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.1% in 1993.
- How does ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 127th out of 213 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 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