Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 51.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 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 ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) is 51.9%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) peaked at 52.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 46.7%, in 2003.
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 134th of 213 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 47.2% | — |
| 1995 | 47.3% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 47.4% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 47.3% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 47.5% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 47.6% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 47.0% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 47.0% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 46.9% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 46.7% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 46.8% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 47.1% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 47.3% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 47.6% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 47.9% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 47.6% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 47.5% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 47.8% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 48.4% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 48.7% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 49.1% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 49.9% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 50.6% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 50.7% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 51.3% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 51.5% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 51.8% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 51.8% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 52.1% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 51.3% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 51.9% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.4% | 47.2% | 47.6% | 6 |
| 2000s | 47.2% | 46.7% | 47.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.6% | 47.5% | 51.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.8% | 51.3% | 52.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- 131 Afghanistan 39.9% compare
- 132 Rwanda 38.8% compare
- 133 Angola 37.1% compare
- 134 Nepal 36.4% compare
- 135 Sao Tome and Principe 34.8% compare
- 136 Solomon Islands 34.7% compare
- 137 Burundi 31.4% compare
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 40.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.75 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7891 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) was 51.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The highest recorded value was 52.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.7% in 2003.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 134th out of 213 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 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