Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)
WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019): Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 47.5% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
47.5%
Change on year
up 2.4%
Rank
150th
of 213 groups
All-time high
49.0%
in 1998
All-time low
45.2%
in 2007
Years of data
27
1997–2023
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019), 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) recorded 47.5% for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in 2023.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) peaked at 49.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 45.2%, in 2007.
That places WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) 150th out of 213 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 47.0% | — |
| 1998 | 49.0% | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 49.0% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 48.6% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 48.8% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 48.1% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 47.4% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 47.3% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 46.5% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 46.1% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 45.2% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 45.6% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 45.4% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 45.6% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 45.9% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 45.7% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 45.7% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 45.5% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 45.9% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 46.2% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 46.1% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 46.6% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 46.6% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 47.5% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 47.5% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 46.4% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 47.5% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.3% | 47.0% | 49.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 46.9% | 45.2% | 48.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.0% | 45.5% | 46.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.2% | 46.4% | 47.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)
- 147 Burkina Faso 18.6% compare
- 148 Mali 17.8% compare
- 149 Sierra Leone 16.9% compare
- 150 Comoros 13.9% compare
- 151 Benin 11.9% compare
- 152 Mauritania 11.7% compare
- 153 Congo 11.7% compare
More education data for WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 66.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 72.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 49.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 25.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 13.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.97 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) was 47.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- The highest recorded value was 49.0% in 1998.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.2% in 2007.
- How does WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) ranks 150th out of 213 groups with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) 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