Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc): Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 29.7% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) stood at 29.7%.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) peaked at 30.6% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 27.0%, in 2009.
That places WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) 205th out of 213 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 29.6% | — |
| 1999 | 30.6% | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 30.1% | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 30.0% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 29.4% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 29.2% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 29.2% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 28.0% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 28.6% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 27.3% | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 27.0% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 27.0% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 27.5% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 28.0% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 27.9% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 28.0% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 28.0% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 27.7% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 27.7% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 28.0% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 28.5% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 28.9% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 29.5% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 29.8% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 29.9% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 29.7% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.1% | 29.6% | 30.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 28.6% | 27.0% | 30.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.0% | 27.5% | 28.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.7% | 29.5% | 29.9% | 4 |
More education data for WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.79 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 25.42 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.88 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 29.13 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.19 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.57 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.23 million (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) was 29.7% 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: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- The highest recorded value was 30.6% in 1999.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.0% in 2009.
- How does WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 205th out of 213 groups with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) 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