Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in GPE: Region 3
GPE: Region 3: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 64.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
64.0%
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
60th
of 213 groups
All-time high
64.1%
in 2023
All-time low
53.5%
in 1997
Years of data
28
1997–2024
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in GPE: Region 3, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
GPE: Region 3 recorded 64.0% for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% 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 GPE: Region 3 peaked at 64.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 53.5%, in 1997.
That places GPE: Region 3 60th 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 28 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in GPE: Region 3, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 53.5% | — |
| 1998 | 56.1% | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 55.7% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 55.4% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 55.6% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 54.8% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 55.1% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 54.6% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 54.5% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 55.0% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 55.9% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 56.3% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 56.3% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 56.2% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 58.4% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 58.5% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 58.0% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 58.6% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 58.5% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 58.5% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 60.6% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 61.7% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 61.9% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 62.9% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 63.5% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 63.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 64.1% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 64.0% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.1% | 53.5% | 56.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 55.4% | 54.5% | 56.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.1% | 56.2% | 61.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.6% | 62.9% | 64.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Region 3
- 57 New Zealand 67.5% compare
- 58 Belgium 67.1% compare
- 59 United States of America 66.9% compare
- 60 Belize 66.8% compare
- 61 Cook Islands 66.7% compare
- 62 Germany 66.4% compare
- 63 Brazil 66.2% compare
More education data for GPE: Region 3
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 55.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 59.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 35.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 33.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 16.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.25 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in GPE: Region 3?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in GPE: Region 3 was 64.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in GPE: Region 3?
- The highest recorded value was 64.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in GPE: Region 3?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.5% in 1997.
- How does GPE: Region 3 rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- GPE: Region 3 ranks 60th out of 213 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in GPE: Region 3?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Region 3 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