Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 35.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 2003–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa recorded 35.2% for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 35.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 29.6%, in 2007.
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 188th of 213 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 31.1% | — |
| 2004 | 31.0% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 30.1% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 31.3% | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 29.6% | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 30.7% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 31.5% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 33.5% | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 34.1% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 33.2% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 34.1% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 33.7% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 33.0% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 32.2% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 32.3% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 32.5% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 33.4% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 34.5% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 34.9% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 35.0% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 35.2% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.8% | 29.6% | 31.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 33.2% | 32.2% | 34.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.9% | 34.5% | 35.2% | 4 |
More education data for SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 191.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 37.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12.63 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.47 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8202 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 97.68 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 35.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 35.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.6% in 2007.
- How does SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 188th out of 213 groups with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Sub-saharan Africa 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