Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 28.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 28.6%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 28.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 24.7%, in 1998.
GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 208th of 213 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 24.7% | — |
| 1999 | 25.7% | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 26.3% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 26.1% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 25.8% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 25.8% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 25.5% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 25.2% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 24.9% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 24.7% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 24.9% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 25.3% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 26.0% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 27.1% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 27.0% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 27.1% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 26.9% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 26.7% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 26.5% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 26.8% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 27.1% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 27.2% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 27.9% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 28.2% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 28.5% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 28.6% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.2% | 24.7% | 25.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 25.5% | 24.7% | 26.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.8% | 26.0% | 27.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.3% | 27.9% | 28.6% | 4 |
More education data for GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.16 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.39 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 17.08 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9721 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9768 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 56.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 28.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 28.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.7% in 1998.
- How does GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 208th out of 213 groups with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 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