Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in SDG: Western Asia
SDG: Western Asia: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 60.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in SDG: Western Asia, 1995–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in SDG: Western Asia stood at 60.0%. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in SDG: Western Asia peaked at 60.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 54.0%, in 2011.
SDG: Western Asia ranks 82nd of 213 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in SDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 58.4% | — |
| 1996 | 56.8% | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 56.1% | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 56.0% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 56.8% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 57.1% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 56.8% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 56.3% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 55.3% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 55.0% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 55.2% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 55.3% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 55.1% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 55.2% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 54.5% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 54.2% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 54.0% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 54.6% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 54.7% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 55.5% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 56.5% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 57.7% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 58.5% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 59.0% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 59.6% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 59.6% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 59.6% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 59.8% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 59.6% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 60.0% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.8% | 56.0% | 58.4% | 5 |
| 2000s | 55.6% | 54.5% | 57.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.4% | 54.0% | 59.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.7% | 59.6% | 60.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Western Asia
More education data for SDG: Western Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.9495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.49 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7535 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.901 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0164 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in SDG: Western Asia?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in SDG: Western Asia was 60.0% 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: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 60.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.0% in 2011.
- How does SDG: Western Asia rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- SDG: Western Asia ranks 82nd out of 213 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in SDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: 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