Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118): Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 24.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), 1979–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) is 24.3%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) peaked at 27.1% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 20.5%, in 2007.
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 215th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 27.1% | — |
| 1980 | 26.8% | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 26.0% | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 25.5% | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 25.4% | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 25.3% | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 24.8% | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 24.5% | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 24.1% | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 23.4% | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 23.5% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 23.3% | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 23.3% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 23.6% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 23.7% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 24.4% | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 24.0% | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 23.9% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 23.8% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 23.7% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 23.7% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 23.1% | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 22.6% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 22.2% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 21.8% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 21.6% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 21.1% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 20.8% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 20.5% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 20.8% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 20.7% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 21.0% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 21.2% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 21.2% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 21.3% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 21.7% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 22.1% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 21.8% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 21.9% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 22.0% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 21.9% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 22.5% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 23.0% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 23.4% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 24.1% | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 24.3% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.1% | 27.1% | 27.1% | 1 |
| 1980s | 24.9% | 23.4% | 26.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.7% | 23.3% | 24.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.5% | 20.5% | 23.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.6% | 21.0% | 22.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.5% | 22.5% | 24.3% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.38 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.57 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.44 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.05 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.08 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.63 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.51 % change on previous year (2021)
All data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) was 24.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The highest recorded value was 27.1% in 1979.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.5% in 2007.
- How does ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 215th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 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