Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in SDG: Least Developed Countries
SDG: Least Developed Countries: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 33.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 1997–2024
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: Least Developed Countries is 33.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 33.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.4%, in 1997.
SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 195th of 213 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 SDG: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 26.4% | — |
| 1998 | 28.6% | +8.5% |
| 1999 | 28.3% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 28.6% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 28.7% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 28.3% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 27.9% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 28.4% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 28.1% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 28.2% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 28.1% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 28.3% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 28.3% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 28.8% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 29.8% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 29.6% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 29.7% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 30.2% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 31.0% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 32.3% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 31.4% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 32.8% | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 32.3% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 33.2% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 33.2% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 33.1% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 33.1% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 33.2% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.7% | 26.4% | 28.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 28.3% | 27.9% | 28.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.8% | 28.8% | 32.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.2% | 33.1% | 33.2% | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 75.92 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 36.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 11.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.684 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.32 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7503 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 87.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in SDG: Least Developed Countries was 33.2% 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: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 33.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.4% in 1997.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 195th out of 213 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Least Developed 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