Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 57.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 57.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 57.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 36.5%, in 1997.
That places GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 100th 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: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 36.5% | — |
| 1998 | 43.3% | +18.8% |
| 1999 | 43.1% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 43.2% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 43.1% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 41.8% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 41.0% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 41.9% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 41.7% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 40.3% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 40.8% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 42.4% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 43.1% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 44.4% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 46.5% | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 47.6% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 48.2% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 49.9% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 51.1% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 52.8% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 53.6% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 56.0% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 55.7% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 57.5% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 57.5% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 56.2% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 57.0% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 57.6% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.0% | 36.5% | 43.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 41.9% | 40.3% | 43.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.6% | 44.4% | 56.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.2% | 56.2% | 57.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
- 97 Luxembourg 59.9% compare
- 98 Turkey 59.3% compare
- 99 Namibia 58.7% compare
- 100 Jordan 58.0% compare
- 101 Costa Rica 57.8% compare
- 102 El Salvador 57.8% compare
- 103 Switzerland 57.8% compare
More education data for GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.41 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.26 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 57.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 57.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.5% in 1997.
- How does GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 100th out of 213 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: South Asia 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