Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101): Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 31.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
31.9%
Change on year
up 8.1%
Rank
203rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
32.3%
in 2012
All-time low
16.0%
in 1981
Years of data
54
1971–2024
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) is 31.9%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 8.1% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) peaked at 32.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 1981.
That places ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) 203rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 21.8% | — |
| 1972 | 21.6% | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 21.1% | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 19.9% | -5.8% |
| 1975 | 18.8% | -5.8% |
| 1976 | 18.0% | -4.1% |
| 1977 | 17.2% | -4.2% |
| 1978 | 17.0% | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 16.4% | -3.6% |
| 1980 | 16.1% | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 16.0% | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 16.5% | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 16.2% | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 16.9% | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 17.3% | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 17.5% | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 18.6% | +6.0% |
| 1988 | 17.2% | -7.2% |
| 1989 | 17.8% | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 17.8% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 17.9% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 18.1% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 18.2% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 18.3% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 18.3% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 18.4% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 18.1% | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 18.1% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 18.1% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 18.3% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 19.7% | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 20.0% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 20.6% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 21.1% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 21.6% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 20.9% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 20.8% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 28.8% | +38.8% |
| 2009 | 26.4% | -8.6% |
| 2010 | 24.0% | -8.9% |
| 2011 | 21.7% | -9.9% |
| 2012 | 32.3% | +49.3% |
| 2013 | 27.2% | -15.8% |
| 2014 | 26.5% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 27.1% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 27.3% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 28.5% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 28.9% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 29.6% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 29.8% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 29.9% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 30.4% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 29.5% | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 31.9% | +8.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.1% | 16.4% | 21.8% | 9 |
| 1980s | 17.0% | 16.0% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.1% | 17.8% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.8% | 18.3% | 28.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.3% | 21.7% | 32.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.3% | 29.5% | 31.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
More education data for ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.78 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 229,324 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) was 31.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The highest recorded value was 32.3% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 1981.
- How does ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 203rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) 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