Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)
ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113): Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 34.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
34.9%
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
186th
of 221 groups
All-time high
36.1%
in 2012
All-time low
29.4%
in 1979
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) recorded 34.9% for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) peaked at 36.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 29.4%, in 1979.
ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) ranks 186th 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: Comesa (unsdcode:98113), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 30.2% | — |
| 1971 | 30.8% | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 30.5% | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 30.4% | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 30.4% | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 30.1% | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 29.7% | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 30.2% | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 29.7% | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 29.4% | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 29.8% | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 30.1% | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 30.5% | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 31.2% | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 31.6% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 31.8% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 32.0% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 32.2% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 32.3% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 32.6% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 33.5% | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 34.1% | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 34.3% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 34.2% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 34.9% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 34.6% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 34.8% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 34.4% | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 34.9% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 35.5% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 34.8% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 34.9% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 34.9% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 35.1% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 34.8% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 34.9% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 34.8% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 34.6% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 35.2% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 35.1% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 35.4% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 36.0% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 36.1% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 35.7% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 35.9% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 35.7% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 35.0% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 34.6% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 35.2% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 34.6% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 34.7% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 34.7% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 34.6% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 34.8% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 34.9% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 30.1% | 29.4% | 30.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 31.4% | 29.8% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.5% | 33.5% | 35.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.9% | 34.6% | 35.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.4% | 34.6% | 36.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.7% | 34.6% | 34.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)
More education data for ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.95 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.01 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.05 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.64 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.99 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.31 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.64 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.40 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) was 34.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- The highest recorded value was 36.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.4% in 1979.
- How does ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) ranks 186th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) 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