Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 35.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 2003–2023
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: Sub-saharan Africa is 35.6%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 35.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 30.1%, in 2007.
That places MDG: Sub-saharan Africa 183rd out of 213 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 31.6% | — |
| 2004 | 31.5% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 30.6% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 31.8% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 30.1% | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 31.2% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 32.0% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 33.9% | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 34.3% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 33.5% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 34.4% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 34.0% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 33.3% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 32.5% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 32.6% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 32.9% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 33.7% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 35.0% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 35.3% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 35.5% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 35.6% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.2% | 30.1% | 32.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 33.5% | 32.5% | 34.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.4% | 35.0% | 35.6% | 4 |
More education data for MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.90 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 39.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.52 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.60 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 35.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 35.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.1% in 2007.
- How does MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 183rd out of 213 groups with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Sub-saharan Africa 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