Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia
SDG: Central and Southern Asia: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 54.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Central and Southern Asia recorded 54.5% for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia peaked at 54.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41.7%, in 1993.
SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 114th of 213 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 41.7% | — |
| 1994 | 42.3% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 42.4% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 42.8% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 43.3% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 44.9% | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 44.6% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 44.4% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 45.5% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 45.1% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 44.9% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 45.3% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 45.2% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 45.4% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 45.6% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 46.1% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 46.6% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 46.8% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 48.6% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 48.8% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 49.2% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 48.4% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 49.0% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 49.7% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 50.2% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 50.4% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 51.6% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 52.5% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 52.8% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 52.9% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 53.8% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 54.5% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.1% | 41.7% | 44.9% | 7 |
| 2000s | 45.4% | 44.4% | 46.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.3% | 46.8% | 51.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.3% | 52.5% | 54.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Central and Southern Asia
More education data for SDG: Central and Southern Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 92.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 58.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 99.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3161 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 192.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.4111 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 8.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia was 54.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 54.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.7% in 1993.
- How does SDG: Central and Southern Asia rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 114th out of 213 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Central and Southern Asia 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