Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India): Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 57.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) recorded 57.0% for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) peaked at 57.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 38.7%, in 1997.
That places MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 102nd 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 MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 38.7% | — |
| 1998 | 44.3% | +14.4% |
| 1999 | 44.3% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 44.5% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 44.6% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 43.9% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 43.5% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 44.4% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 43.9% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 43.1% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 43.9% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 44.6% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 45.1% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 46.0% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 47.7% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 48.5% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 48.9% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 50.3% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 51.4% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 52.8% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 53.5% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 55.5% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 55.3% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 56.9% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 56.9% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 55.7% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 56.5% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 57.0% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.4% | 38.7% | 44.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 44.2% | 43.1% | 45.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.0% | 46.0% | 55.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.6% | 55.7% | 57.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
- 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
- 104 Kuwait 57.7% compare
- 105 Tunisia 57.4% compare
More education data for MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.7828 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 24.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 26.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) was 57.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The highest recorded value was 57.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.7% in 1997.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 102nd out of 213 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 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