Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 58.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, 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 UNICEF: All Unicef Countries is 58.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% 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 UNICEF: All Unicef Countries peaked at 58.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 50.4%, in 1994.
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 95th of 213 groups on this measure, 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 UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 50.4% | — |
| 1995 | 50.6% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 50.8% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 51.1% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 52.2% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 52.2% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 52.4% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 52.9% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 52.9% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 53.5% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 53.2% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 53.2% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 52.5% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 52.1% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 52.4% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 52.6% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 52.8% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 53.6% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 53.8% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 53.8% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 53.9% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 54.1% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 54.3% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 55.0% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 55.5% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 55.9% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 56.6% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 57.0% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 57.2% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 57.8% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 58.3% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.2% | 50.4% | 52.2% | 6 |
| 2000s | 52.8% | 52.1% | 53.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.3% | 52.8% | 55.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.4% | 56.6% | 58.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
- 92 South Africa 61.0% compare
- 93 Denmark 60.9% compare
- 94 Liechtenstein 60.6% compare
- 95 Macau, China 60.2% compare
- 96 Palestine, State of 60.0% compare
- 97 Luxembourg 59.9% compare
- 98 Türkiye 59.3% compare
More education data for UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 569.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8422 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 274.67 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6486 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 345.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 294.84 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries was 58.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 58.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.4% in 1994.
- How does UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 95th out of 213 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 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