Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)
ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507): Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 51.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507), 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 Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) is 51.7%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) peaked at 52.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 44.9%, in 2000.
That places ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) 137th 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 Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 45.0% | — |
| 1995 | 45.2% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 45.0% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 45.4% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 45.7% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 45.8% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 44.9% | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 45.3% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 45.5% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 46.2% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 46.0% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 46.2% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 46.5% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 46.7% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 47.0% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 47.4% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 47.7% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 47.9% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 48.3% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 48.5% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 48.6% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 49.2% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 49.8% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 50.5% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 50.7% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 50.9% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 51.2% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 51.5% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 52.2% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 50.8% | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 51.7% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.3% | 45.0% | 45.8% | 6 |
| 2000s | 46.2% | 44.9% | 47.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.2% | 47.7% | 50.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.5% | 50.8% | 52.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)
- 134 Nepal 36.4% compare
- 135 Sao Tome and Principe 34.8% compare
- 136 Solomon Islands 34.7% compare
- 137 Burundi 31.4% compare
- 138 Gambia 30.5% compare
- 139 Bangladesh 29.5% compare
- 140 Niger 29.4% compare
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.68 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 657,497 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 5.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.45 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) was 51.7% 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 Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)?
- The highest recorded value was 52.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.9% in 2000.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) ranks 137th 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 Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) 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