Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in GPE: Region 2
GPE: Region 2: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 34.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in GPE: Region 2, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
GPE: Region 2 recorded 34.9% for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in 2022. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in GPE: Region 2 peaked at 34.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 27.5%, in 2007.
GPE: Region 2 ranks 190th of 213 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in GPE: Region 2, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 28.8% | — |
| 1999 | 29.0% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 28.6% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 28.5% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 28.4% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 28.7% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 28.5% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 27.7% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 29.8% | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 27.5% | -8.0% |
| 2008 | 29.1% | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 30.1% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 31.2% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 33.3% | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 32.1% | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 33.9% | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 32.9% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 32.0% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 31.2% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 31.2% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 31.4% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 33.1% | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 34.5% | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 34.9% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 34.9% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.9% | 28.8% | 29.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 28.7% | 27.5% | 30.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.2% | 31.2% | 33.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.8% | 34.5% | 34.9% | 3 |
More education data for GPE: Region 2
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.5 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8825 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5225 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.9266 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.51 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.30 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.41 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in GPE: Region 2?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in GPE: Region 2 was 34.9% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in GPE: Region 2?
- The highest recorded value was 34.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in GPE: Region 2?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.5% in 2007.
- How does GPE: Region 2 rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- GPE: Region 2 ranks 190th out of 213 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in GPE: Region 2?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Region 2 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