Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 57.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan, 1996–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan is 57.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan peaked at 57.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 50.1%, in 2006.
WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan ranks 99th of 213 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 50.7% | — |
| 1997 | 50.7% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 50.8% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 50.9% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 50.5% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 50.6% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 50.6% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 50.3% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 50.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 50.7% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 50.1% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 50.6% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 50.7% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 50.7% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 51.0% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 51.4% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 52.2% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 52.7% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 53.4% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 54.2% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 55.2% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 56.4% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 56.5% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 56.8% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 57.4% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 57.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 57.2% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 56.9% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 57.6% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.7% | 50.7% | 50.9% | 4 |
| 2000s | 50.5% | 50.1% | 50.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.0% | 51.0% | 56.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.3% | 56.9% | 57.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
- 96 Palestine 60.0% compare
- 97 Luxembourg 59.9% compare
- 98 Turkey 59.3% compare
- 99 Namibia 58.7% compare
- 100 Jordan 58.0% compare
- 101 Costa Rica 57.8% compare
- 102 El Salvador 57.8% compare
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 35.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 5.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 32.16 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 43.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.72 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan was 57.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 57.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.1% in 2006.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan ranks 99th out of 213 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan 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