Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)
ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112): Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 41.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
41.3%
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
169th
of 221 groups
All-time high
41.3%
in 2024
All-time low
27.3%
in 1982
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) stood at 41.3%. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) peaked at 41.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27.3%, in 1982.
ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) ranks 169th of 221 groups on this measure, 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: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 28.3% | — |
| 1971 | 28.1% | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 28.5% | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 28.6% | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 28.8% | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 28.9% | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 28.2% | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 28.9% | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 28.3% | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 28.2% | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 28.5% | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 28.8% | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 27.3% | -5.1% |
| 1983 | 28.4% | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 28.8% | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 29.8% | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 30.6% | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 31.1% | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 31.5% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 32.0% | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 32.7% | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 33.1% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 33.6% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 33.8% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 34.1% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 34.2% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 34.4% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 34.2% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 34.7% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 35.4% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 34.9% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 35.3% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 34.6% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 35.2% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 34.9% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 34.6% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 36.0% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 34.9% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 35.8% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 36.9% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 38.0% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 38.6% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 37.3% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 37.1% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 36.9% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 37.2% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 37.1% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 37.6% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 38.4% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 39.4% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 40.4% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 40.5% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 40.7% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 41.0% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 41.3% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.5% | 28.1% | 28.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 29.7% | 27.3% | 32.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.0% | 32.7% | 35.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.3% | 34.6% | 36.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.8% | 36.9% | 39.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.8% | 40.4% | 41.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)
- 166 New Caledonia 41.5% compare
- 167 Madagascar 41.0% compare
- 168 Cameroon 40.9% compare
- 169 Morocco 40.1% compare
- 170 American Samoa 38.7% compare
- 171 Papua New Guinea 38.1% compare
- 172 Timor-Leste 37.1% compare
More education data for ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 25.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 26.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.25 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 11.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.44 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) was 41.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)?
- The highest recorded value was 41.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.3% in 1982.
- How does ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) ranks 169th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) 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