Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Gulf Area
UNICEF: Gulf Area: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 56.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Gulf Area, 2007–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Gulf Area stood at 56.8%.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Gulf Area peaked at 57.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 51.7%, in 2013.
UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 103rd of 213 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Gulf Area, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 54.3% | — |
| 2008 | 54.4% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 51.9% | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 52.1% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 51.9% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 51.8% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 51.7% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 52.4% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 54.6% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 55.2% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 55.9% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 56.0% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 56.9% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 57.0% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 56.8% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 56.1% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 55.5% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 56.8% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.5% | 51.9% | 54.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 53.9% | 51.7% | 56.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.4% | 55.5% | 57.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Gulf Area
- 100 Jordan 58.0% compare
- 101 Costa Rica 57.8% compare
- 102 El Salvador 57.8% compare
- 103 Switzerland 57.8% compare
- 104 Kuwait 57.7% compare
- 105 Tunisia 57.4% compare
- 106 Mexico 57.1% compare
More education data for UNICEF: Gulf Area
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0178 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7367 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 796,027 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 18.72 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Gulf Area was 56.8% 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: Gulf Area?
- The highest recorded value was 57.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.7% in 2013.
- How does UNICEF: Gulf Area rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 103rd out of 213 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Gulf Area 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