Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 31.7% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, 1998–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries stood at 31.7%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries peaked at 31.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 30.0%, in 2000.
That places ALECSO: Least Developed Countries 205th out of 221 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 30.4% | — |
| 1999 | 30.6% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 30.0% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 30.2% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 30.4% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 31.7% | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.5% | 30.4% | 30.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 30.0% | 30.0% | 30.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 30.3% | 30.2% | 30.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 31.7% | 31.7% | 31.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
More education data for ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 633,128 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 378,880 (2020)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 226,596 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.63 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 13.6 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.75 million (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 11.6 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.25 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.84 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.01 million (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries was 31.7% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 31.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.0% in 2000.
- How does ALECSO: Least Developed Countries rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 205th out of 221 groups with data for 2020.
- Where does this ALECSO: Least Developed Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release