Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 52.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1994–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 52.5%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 52.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 47.9%, in 1994.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 28th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 47.9% | — |
| 1995 | 47.9% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 48.0% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 48.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 48.2% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 48.3% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 48.0% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 48.1% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 48.2% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 48.1% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 48.2% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 48.3% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 48.6% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 49.1% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 49.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 48.9% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 48.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 49.0% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 49.5% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 49.8% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 50.2% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 50.9% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 51.9% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 52.0% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 52.4% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 52.5% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.1% | 47.9% | 48.3% | 6 |
| 2000s | 48.5% | 48.0% | 49.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.7% | 48.9% | 52.5% | 10 |
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More education data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.113 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 31.7% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.1% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 68.09 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91.90 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 52.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 52.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.9% in 1994.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 28th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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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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.