Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503): Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 56.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) stood at 56.6%.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) peaked at 57.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 47.9%, in 2003.
That places ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 105th 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: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 49.6% | — |
| 1995 | 49.7% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 49.6% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 49.0% | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 49.4% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 49.6% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 48.8% | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 48.9% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 48.6% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 47.9% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 48.1% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 48.4% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 49.0% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 49.2% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 49.4% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 49.6% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 50.0% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 50.1% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 50.5% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 51.3% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 51.8% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 52.5% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 53.1% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 54.0% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 54.5% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 54.9% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 55.3% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 55.5% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 57.1% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 55.0% | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 56.6% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.5% | 49.0% | 49.7% | 6 |
| 2000s | 48.8% | 47.9% | 49.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.3% | 50.0% | 54.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.9% | 55.0% | 57.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
- 102 El Salvador 57.8% compare
- 103 Switzerland 57.8% compare
- 104 Kuwait 57.7% compare
- 105 Tunisia 57.4% compare
- 106 Mexico 57.1% compare
- 107 Netherlands 56.5% compare
- 108 Maldives 56.3% compare
More education data for ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5456 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2365 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2143 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.21 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) was 56.6% 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: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The highest recorded value was 57.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.9% in 2003.
- How does ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 105th out of 213 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 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