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

Latest (2023)
47.5%
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
149th
of 213 groups
All-time high
48.0%
in 2021
All-time low
43.0%
in 1993
Years of data
31
1993–2023

Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504), 1993–2023

010203040501993200820231993: 43 %1994: 43.1 %1995: 43.2 %1996: 43.5 %1997: 44.1 %1998: 44.2 %1999: 44.2 %2000: 43.9 %2001: 43.9 %2002: 44.1 %2003: 44.7 %2004: 44.7 %2005: 44.8 %2006: 44.9 %2007: 45.2 %2008: 45.6 %2009: 46 %2010: 46.2 %2011: 46.3 %2012: 46.4 %2013: 46.4 %2014: 46.5 %2015: 46.8 %2016: 47.2 %2017: 47.2 %2018: 47.3 %2019: 47.5 %2020: 47.6 %2021: 48 %2022: 47.7 %2023: 47.5 %

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

Annual values for Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female (%) in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504), 1993 to 2023.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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)

  1. 146 Mozambique 21.0% compare
  2. 147 Burkina Faso 18.6% compare
  3. 148 Mali 17.8% compare
  4. 149 Sierra Leone 16.9% compare
  5. 150 Comoros 13.9% compare
  6. 151 Benin 11.9% compare
  7. 152 Mauritania 11.7% compare

See the full ranking of 369 places →

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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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Indicator
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
369 places, 8,395 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release