Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 34.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2001–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 34.3%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 34.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 27.1%, in 2007.
That places GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 191st out of 213 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 28.8% | — |
| 2002 | 28.7% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 28.6% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 28.5% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 27.8% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 28.9% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 27.1% | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 28.4% | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 29.0% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 30.0% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 32.1% | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 31.2% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 32.7% | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 32.3% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 31.7% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 30.9% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 31.1% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 31.3% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 32.4% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 33.8% | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 34.2% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 34.3% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.4% | 27.1% | 29.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 31.6% | 30.0% | 32.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.1% | 33.8% | 34.3% | 3 |
More education data for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 35.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 39.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.38 million (2021)
All data for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 34.3% 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: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 34.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.1% in 2007.
- How does GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 191st out of 213 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Sub-saharan Africa 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