Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437): Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 65.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), 1994–2024
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: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) is 65.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) peaked at 65.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 47.5%, in 1994.
That places ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 45th out of 213 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 47.5% | — |
| 1995 | 47.7% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 48.1% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 48.7% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 50.3% | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 50.0% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 50.4% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 51.5% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 51.1% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 51.6% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 51.2% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 51.4% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 51.9% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 52.5% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 52.9% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 53.3% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 53.6% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 55.0% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 55.3% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 55.6% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 56.6% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 57.0% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 57.2% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 59.1% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 60.1% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 61.1% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 62.1% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 62.8% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 63.5% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 64.3% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 65.0% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.7% | 47.5% | 50.3% | 6 |
| 2000s | 51.8% | 50.4% | 53.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.1% | 53.6% | 61.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.5% | 62.1% | 65.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 46.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.45 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 91.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 76.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.46 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) was 65.0% 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: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- The highest recorded value was 65.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.5% in 1994.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 45th out of 213 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 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