Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in SDG: Southern Asia
SDG: Southern Asia: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 52.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in SDG: Southern Asia, 1993–2024
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: Southern Asia is 52.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in SDG: Southern Asia peaked at 52.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 34.9%, in 1993.
SDG: Southern Asia ranks 123rd 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: Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 34.9% | — |
| 1994 | 35.3% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 35.8% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 36.3% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 36.8% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 38.2% | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 38.2% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 38.0% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 39.0% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 38.7% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 38.8% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 39.5% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 39.9% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 40.1% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 40.8% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 41.6% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 42.4% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 43.1% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 45.4% | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 45.7% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 46.6% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 45.9% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 46.2% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 47.1% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 47.9% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 48.1% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 49.9% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 50.9% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 51.2% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 51.2% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 52.1% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 52.8% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.5% | 34.9% | 38.2% | 7 |
| 2000s | 39.9% | 38.0% | 42.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.6% | 43.1% | 49.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.6% | 50.9% | 52.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Southern Asia
- 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
- 126 Marshall Islands 45.5% compare
More education data for SDG: Southern Asia
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.70 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 88.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.205 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 94.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 28.18 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in SDG: Southern Asia?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in SDG: Southern Asia was 52.8% 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: Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 52.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in SDG: Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.9% in 1993.
- How does SDG: Southern Asia rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- SDG: Southern Asia ranks 123rd out of 213 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in SDG: Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: 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