Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 37.9% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, 2003–2023
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: Eastern and Southern Africa is 37.9%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa peaked at 37.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 34.7%, in 2007.
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 171st of 213 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 36.5% | — |
| 2004 | 36.4% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 35.7% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 35.4% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 34.7% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 35.3% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 35.8% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 37.8% | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 37.1% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 36.9% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 36.6% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 36.8% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 36.1% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 35.8% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 36.3% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 36.6% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 36.4% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 37.2% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 37.7% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 37.5% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 37.9% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.7% | 34.7% | 36.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 36.6% | 35.8% | 37.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.6% | 37.2% | 37.9% | 4 |
More education data for UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 49.26 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.77 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36.30 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 50.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 8.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.20 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa was 37.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 37.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.7% in 2007.
- How does UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 171st out of 213 groups with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UNICEF: Eastern and Southern 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