Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)

ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435): Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 49.2% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
49.2%
Change on year
up 2.6%
Rank
145th
of 213 groups
All-time high
52.4%
in 2008
All-time low
48.0%
in 2016
Years of data
13
1994–2017

Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435), 1994–2017

02040601994200520171994: 51.5 %1995: 51.4 %1996: 51.1 %2008: 52.4 %2009: 50.7 %2010: 50.1 %2011: 49.9 %2012: 50.7 %2013: 50 %2014: 49.2 %2015: 48.7 %2016: 48 %2017: 49.2 %

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: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) is 49.2%, measured in 2017.

That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) peaked at 52.4% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 48.0%, in 2016.

That places ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) 145th out of 213 groups with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435), year by year

Annual values for Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female (%) in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435), 1994 to 2017.
Year % Change
1994 51.5%
1995 51.4% -0.4%
1996 51.1% -0.6%
2008 52.4% +2.7%
2009 50.7% -3.3%
2010 50.1% -1.1%
2011 49.9% -0.6%
2012 50.7% +1.7%
2013 50.0% -1.4%
2014 49.2% -1.7%
2015 48.7% -0.9%
2016 48.0% -1.6%
2017 49.2% +2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 51.3% 51.1% 51.5% 3
2000s 51.6% 50.7% 52.4% 2
2010s 49.5% 48.0% 50.7% 8

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)

  1. 142 Eritrea 28.8% compare
  2. 143 Ghana 27.6% compare
  3. 144 Ethiopia 24.8% compare
  4. 145 Senegal 21.7% compare
  5. 146 Mozambique 21.0% compare
  6. 147 Burkina Faso 18.6% compare
  7. 148 Mali 17.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) was 49.2% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
The highest recorded value was 52.4% in 2008.
What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
The lowest recorded value was 48.0% in 2016.
How does ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) ranks 145th out of 213 groups with data for 2017.
Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) 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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Indicator
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
369 places, 8,395 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release