Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100): Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 37.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
37.5%
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
179th
of 221 groups
All-time high
37.5%
in 2024
All-time low
31.5%
in 1982
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) is 37.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) peaked at 37.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31.5%, in 1982.
That places ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) 179th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 34.7% | — |
| 1971 | 35.1% | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 34.7% | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 34.7% | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 34.6% | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 34.2% | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 33.8% | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 33.9% | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 33.1% | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 32.6% | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 32.6% | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 32.6% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 31.5% | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 31.9% | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 32.0% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 32.5% | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 33.1% | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 33.4% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 33.3% | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 33.8% | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 34.4% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 34.7% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 35.1% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 35.3% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 35.8% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 35.5% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 35.5% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 35.3% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 35.3% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 35.6% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 35.0% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 35.2% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 34.5% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 34.7% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 34.5% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 34.0% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 34.8% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 33.9% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 34.9% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 35.4% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 35.9% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 36.4% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 35.8% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 35.5% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 35.4% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 35.5% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 35.1% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 35.3% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 35.9% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 36.3% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 36.8% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 37.0% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 37.0% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 37.2% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 37.5% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 34.1% | 32.6% | 35.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 32.7% | 31.5% | 33.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.2% | 34.4% | 35.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.7% | 33.9% | 35.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.7% | 35.1% | 36.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.1% | 36.8% | 37.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
- 176 Falkland Islands, Malvinas 33.3% compare
- 177 Tanzania, United Republic of 33.0% compare
- 178 Japan 32.7% compare
- 179 Solomon Islands 32.6% compare
- 180 Sao Tome and Principe 32.6% compare
- 181 Mozambique 31.3% compare
- 182 Ghana 31.1% compare
More education data for ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 50.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 9.24 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) was 37.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The highest recorded value was 37.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.5% in 1982.
- How does ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 179th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) 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