Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in MDG: Developed Regions
MDG: Developed Regions: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 68.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in MDG: Developed Regions, 1992–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in MDG: Developed Regions is 68.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in MDG: Developed Regions peaked at 68.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 63.7%, in 1993.
That places MDG: Developed Regions 21st out of 213 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in MDG: Developed Regions, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 63.7% | — |
| 1993 | 63.7% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 63.7% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 64.0% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 64.7% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 65.1% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 65.3% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 65.0% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 65.1% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 65.6% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 66.0% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 66.5% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 66.6% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 66.6% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 66.5% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 66.3% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 65.9% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 66.1% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 66.4% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 66.6% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 66.7% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 67.0% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 67.3% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 67.5% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 67.7% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 67.8% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 67.8% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 68.0% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 68.5% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 68.6% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 68.6% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 68.7% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 68.7% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.4% | 63.7% | 65.3% | 8 |
| 2000s | 66.1% | 65.1% | 66.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.3% | 66.4% | 68.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.6% | 68.5% | 68.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Developed Regions
- 18 San Marino 76.4% compare
- 19 United Arab Emirates 76.1% compare
- 20 Sri Lanka 75.8% compare
- 21 Poland 75.8% compare
- 22 Italy 75.8% compare
- 23 Hungary 75.1% compare
- 24 Montserrat 75.0% compare
More education data for MDG: Developed Regions
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.432 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 99.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.4349 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 38.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.4289 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 36.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 18.18 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.55 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 749,754 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.70 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in MDG: Developed Regions?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in MDG: Developed Regions was 68.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in MDG: Developed Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 68.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in MDG: Developed Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.7% in 1993.
- How does MDG: Developed Regions rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- MDG: Developed Regions ranks 21st out of 213 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in MDG: Developed Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Developed Regions 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