Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)

ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439): Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 29.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
29.4%
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
207th
of 213 groups
All-time high
31.9%
in 2003
All-time low
28.2%
in 2017
Years of data
26
1998–2023

Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), 1998–2023

01020301998201020231998: 30.9 %1999: 31.5 %2000: 31.6 %2001: 31.4 %2002: 31.1 %2003: 31.9 %2004: 31.6 %2005: 31.1 %2006: 30.5 %2007: 30.1 %2008: 30 %2009: 29.8 %2010: 29.9 %2011: 30.6 %2012: 30.5 %2013: 29.6 %2014: 29 %2015: 28.6 %2016: 28.2 %2017: 28.2 %2018: 28.3 %2019: 28.3 %2020: 28.8 %2021: 29.1 %2022: 29.3 %2023: 29.4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2023, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) stood at 29.4%.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) peaked at 31.9% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 28.2%, in 2017.

That places ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 207th out of 213 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), year by year

Annual values for Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female (%) in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), 1998 to 2023.
Year % Change
1998 30.9%
1999 31.5% +2.1%
2000 31.6% +0.3%
2001 31.4% -0.5%
2002 31.1% -1.2%
2003 31.9% +2.8%
2004 31.6% -1.1%
2005 31.1% -1.5%
2006 30.5% -2.0%
2007 30.1% -1.2%
2008 30.0% -0.4%
2009 29.8% -0.8%
2010 29.9% +0.5%
2011 30.6% +2.3%
2012 30.5% -0.4%
2013 29.6% -2.7%
2014 29.0% -2.0%
2015 28.6% -1.5%
2016 28.2% -1.3%
2017 28.2% -0.3%
2018 28.3% +0.6%
2019 28.3% -0.1%
2020 28.8% +1.9%
2021 29.1% +0.9%
2022 29.3% +0.5%
2023 29.4% +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 31.2% 30.9% 31.5% 2
2000s 30.9% 29.8% 31.9% 10
2010s 29.1% 28.2% 30.6% 10
2020s 29.1% 28.8% 29.4% 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) was 29.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
The highest recorded value was 31.9% in 2003.
What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
The lowest recorded value was 28.2% in 2017.
How does ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 207th out of 213 groups with data for 2023.
Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 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