Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420): Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 53.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) recorded 53.3% for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) peaked at 53.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 35.0%, in 1993.
That places ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 119th 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: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 35.0% | — |
| 1994 | 35.4% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 36.0% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 36.6% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 37.0% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 38.4% | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 38.4% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 38.3% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 39.3% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 39.2% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 39.3% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 39.9% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 40.3% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 40.6% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 41.3% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 42.1% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 42.9% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 43.6% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 45.8% | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 46.1% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 47.0% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 46.5% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 46.9% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 47.8% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 48.6% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 48.9% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 50.5% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 51.5% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 51.8% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 51.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 52.6% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 53.3% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.7% | 35.0% | 38.4% | 7 |
| 2000s | 40.3% | 38.3% | 42.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.2% | 43.6% | 50.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.2% | 51.5% | 53.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
More education data for ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.5261 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 100.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1925 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 93.84 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 108.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) was 53.3% 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: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- The highest recorded value was 53.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.0% in 1993.
- How does ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 119th out of 213 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 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