Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 56.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in MDG: Developing Regions, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in MDG: Developing Regions stood at 56.7%. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in MDG: Developing Regions peaked at 56.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 46.7%, in 1994.
MDG: Developing Regions ranks 104th of 213 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in MDG: Developing Regions, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 46.7% | — |
| 1995 | 46.9% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 47.0% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 47.3% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 48.1% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 48.7% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 49.0% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 49.7% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 50.0% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 50.7% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 50.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 51.0% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 50.3% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 49.9% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 50.3% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 50.6% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 50.8% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 51.8% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 51.9% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 52.0% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 52.1% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 52.3% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 52.4% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 53.2% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 53.6% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 54.2% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 54.8% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 55.2% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 55.5% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 56.1% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 56.7% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.5% | 46.7% | 48.7% | 6 |
| 2000s | 50.2% | 49.0% | 51.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.4% | 50.8% | 54.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.7% | 54.8% | 56.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Developing Regions
- 101 Costa Rica 57.8% compare
- 102 El Salvador 57.8% compare
- 103 Switzerland 57.8% compare
- 104 Kuwait 57.7% compare
- 105 Tunisia 57.4% compare
- 106 Mexico 57.1% compare
- 107 Netherlands 56.5% compare
More education data for MDG: Developing Regions
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 552.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8747 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 266.40 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6758 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 339.76 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 286.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in MDG: Developing Regions was 56.7% 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: Developing Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 56.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.7% in 1994.
- How does MDG: Developing Regions rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- MDG: Developing Regions ranks 104th out of 213 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Developing 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