Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508): Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 52.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) stood at 52.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) peaked at 53.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 47.1%, in 2002.
That places ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 130th 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 31 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 47.2% | — |
| 1995 | 47.4% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 47.6% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 47.5% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 47.6% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 47.7% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 47.1% | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 47.2% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 47.1% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 47.1% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 47.4% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 47.7% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 48.2% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 48.4% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 48.6% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 48.8% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 49.1% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 49.4% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 49.7% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 49.9% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 49.9% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 50.4% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 50.8% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 51.3% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 51.7% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 51.9% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 52.2% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 52.4% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 53.0% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 51.9% | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 52.4% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.5% | 47.2% | 47.7% | 6 |
| 2000s | 47.8% | 47.1% | 48.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.4% | 49.1% | 51.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.4% | 51.9% | 53.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
- 127 Zambia 44.0% compare
- 128 Morocco 43.2% compare
- 129 Madagascar 42.0% compare
- 130 Timor-Leste 41.4% compare
- 131 Afghanistan 39.9% compare
- 132 Rwanda 38.8% compare
- 133 Angola 37.1% compare
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4091 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.85 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2.05 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6975 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) was 52.4% 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 Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The highest recorded value was 53.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.1% in 2002.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 130th 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 Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 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