Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 56.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, 1994–2024
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: Northern Africa and Western Asia is 56.2%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 56.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 51.2%, in 2004.
That places SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 112th 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 31 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 52.6% | — |
| 1995 | 52.4% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 51.6% | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 51.2% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 51.5% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 51.8% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 51.6% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 51.7% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 51.6% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 51.4% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 51.2% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 51.5% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 51.7% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 51.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 51.8% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 51.4% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 51.4% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 51.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 51.8% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 52.0% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 52.6% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 53.3% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 54.1% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 54.8% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 55.2% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 55.6% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 55.8% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 55.9% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 56.3% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 55.6% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 56.2% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.9% | 51.2% | 52.6% | 6 |
| 2000s | 51.5% | 51.2% | 51.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.2% | 51.4% | 55.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.0% | 55.6% | 56.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 61.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5703 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7875 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.40 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia was 56.2% 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: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 56.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.2% in 2004.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 112th out of 213 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Northern Africa and Western 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