Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 53.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries is 53.1%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries peaked at 59.6% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 50.9%, in 2014.
SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries ranks 122nd of 213 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 59.6% | — |
| 2003 | 59.1% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 58.1% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 57.3% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 56.4% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 55.9% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 55.3% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 54.3% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 54.0% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 53.6% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 52.3% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 50.9% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 51.1% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 51.0% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 51.2% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 51.4% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 51.3% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 51.3% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 51.4% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 51.4% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 52.7% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 53.1% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.4% | 55.3% | 59.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 52.1% | 50.9% | 54.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.0% | 51.3% | 53.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
- 119 Nigeria 50.5% compare
- 120 Micronesia, Federated States of 50.3% compare
- 121 Kenya 50.1% compare
- 122 Bhutan 48.6% compare
- 123 Saudi Arabia 48.1% compare
- 124 Iran, Islamic Republic of 48.1% compare
- 125 Cambodia 46.0% compare
More education data for SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries was 53.1% 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: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 59.6% in 2002.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.9% in 2014.
- How does SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries ranks 122nd out of 213 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries 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