Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102): Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 24.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
24.5%
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
214th
of 221 groups
All-time high
25.9%
in 2015
All-time low
22.5%
in 2007
Years of data
34
1991–2024
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), 1991–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) is 24.5%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) peaked at 25.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 22.5%, in 2007.
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 214th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 24.2% | — |
| 1992 | 24.5% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 24.6% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 25.7% | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 25.4% | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 25.2% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 25.2% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 25.1% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 25.1% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 24.8% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 24.4% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 24.0% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 24.0% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 23.9% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 23.4% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 23.1% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 22.5% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 23.4% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 23.0% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 23.5% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 24.2% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 23.9% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 24.1% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 25.9% | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 25.9% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 24.1% | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 23.6% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 23.5% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 23.2% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 23.6% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 24.2% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 24.2% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 24.5% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 24.5% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.0% | 24.2% | 25.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 23.6% | 22.5% | 24.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.2% | 23.2% | 25.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.2% | 23.6% | 24.5% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.43 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.95 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.58 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.51 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9236 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 41.20 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) was 24.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The highest recorded value was 25.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.5% in 2007.
- How does ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 214th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) 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