Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)
ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504): Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 47.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504), 1993–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) recorded 47.5% for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in 2023.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) peaked at 48.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 43.0%, in 1993.
That places ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) 149th out of 213 groups with data for 2023, 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: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 43.0% | — |
| 1994 | 43.1% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 43.2% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 43.5% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 44.1% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 44.2% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 44.2% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 43.9% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 43.9% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 44.1% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 44.7% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 44.7% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 44.8% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 44.9% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 45.2% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 45.6% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 46.0% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 46.2% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 46.3% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 46.4% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 46.4% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 46.5% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 46.8% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 47.2% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 47.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 47.3% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 47.5% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 47.6% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 48.0% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 47.7% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 47.5% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.6% | 43.0% | 44.2% | 7 |
| 2000s | 44.8% | 43.9% | 46.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.8% | 46.2% | 47.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.7% | 47.5% | 48.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)
- 146 Mozambique 21.0% compare
- 147 Burkina Faso 18.6% compare
- 148 Mali 17.8% compare
- 149 Sierra Leone 16.9% compare
- 150 Comoros 13.9% compare
- 151 Benin 11.9% compare
- 152 Mauritania 11.7% compare
More education data for ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 14.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 607,210 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 5.5 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) was 47.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)?
- The highest recorded value was 48.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.0% in 1993.
- How does ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) ranks 149th out of 213 groups with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) 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