Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 28.5% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1998–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) is 28.5%, measured in 2017.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 31.1% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 27.6%, in 2008.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 45th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 30.2% | — |
| 1999 | 31.1% | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 30.5% | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 30.4% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 29.8% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 29.7% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 29.6% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 28.4% | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 29.0% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 27.7% | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 27.6% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 30.1% | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 28.1% | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 28.4% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 28.5% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 28.5% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 28.4% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 28.2% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 28.2% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 28.5% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.7% | 30.2% | 31.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 29.3% | 27.6% | 30.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.3% | 28.1% | 28.5% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
More education data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.67 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 55.15 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 148.37 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1578 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 55.7% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 28.5% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 31.1% in 1999.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.6% in 2008.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 45th out of 45 groups with data for 2017.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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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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.