Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in UIS: World
UIS: World: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 59.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in UIS: World, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UIS: World recorded 59.4% for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in UIS: World peaked at 59.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 52.4%, in 1994.
That places UIS: World 85th 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 UIS: World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 52.4% | — |
| 1995 | 52.6% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 52.8% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 53.1% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 53.9% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 54.0% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 54.1% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 54.6% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 54.9% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 55.4% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 55.3% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 55.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 54.7% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 54.3% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 54.4% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 54.6% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 54.7% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 55.4% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 55.5% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 55.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 55.6% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 55.8% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 56.0% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 56.6% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 56.9% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 57.2% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 57.9% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 58.3% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 58.4% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 58.9% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 59.4% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.1% | 52.4% | 54.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 54.8% | 54.1% | 55.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.9% | 54.7% | 57.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.6% | 57.9% | 59.4% | 5 |
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More education data for UIS: World
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5777 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 337.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 314.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 376.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 404.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4213 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in UIS: World?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in UIS: World was 59.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in UIS: World?
- The highest recorded value was 59.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in UIS: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.4% in 1994.
- How does UIS: World rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- UIS: World ranks 85th out of 213 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in UIS: World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: World 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