Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 36.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Afghanistan, 2007–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Afghanistan stood at 36.0%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Afghanistan peaked at 36.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 27.7%, in 2007.
Afghanistan ranks 116th of 138 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 27.7% | — |
| 2008 | 29.0% | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 29.5% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 31.0% | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 31.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 31.0% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 33.2% | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 34.3% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 34.7% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 36.0% | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.7% | 27.7% | 29.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 33.0% | 31.0% | 36.0% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 113 Madagascar 42.8% compare
- 114 Timor-Leste 41.3% compare
- 115 Morocco 40.8% compare
- 117 Sao Tome and Principe 34.8% compare
- 118 Burundi 31.4% compare
- 119 Nepal 30.5% compare
More education data for Afghanistan
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 88,020 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 343,942 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,837 (2003)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 10,383 (2003)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.43 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 7.51 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.56 % change on previous year (2019)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1811 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Afghanistan?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Afghanistan was 36.0% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 36.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.7% in 2007.
- How does Afghanistan rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- Afghanistan ranks 116th out of 138 countries with data for 2018.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan 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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Number of female teachers at the lower secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the lower secondary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.