Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509): Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 37.0% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 1995–2017
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 Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) is 37.0%, measured in 2017.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) peaked at 38.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 34.8%, in 2002.
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 173rd of 213 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 36.2% | — |
| 1996 | 36.1% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 36.0% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 35.1% | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 34.8% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 34.8% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 36.4% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 36.6% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 38.1% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 37.0% | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.1% | 36.0% | 36.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 34.9% | 34.8% | 35.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 37.0% | 36.4% | 38.1% | 4 |
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 661,389 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 685,428 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 441,485 (2020)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 265,472 (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 316,507 (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2475 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.35 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.4 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.70 million (2016)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) was 37.0% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- The highest recorded value was 38.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.8% in 2002.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 173rd out of 213 groups with data for 2017.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) 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