Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)
ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121): Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 33.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
33.7%
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
195th
of 221 groups
All-time high
42.5%
in 1976
All-time low
32.1%
in 2013
Years of data
49
1976–2024
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121), 1976–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) recorded 33.7% for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) peaked at 42.5% in 1976 and was at its lowest, 32.1%, in 2013.
That places ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) 195th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 42.5% | — |
| 1977 | 41.8% | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 41.2% | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 40.6% | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 39.8% | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 38.7% | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 38.0% | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 37.9% | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 37.4% | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 36.9% | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 36.4% | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 36.1% | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 35.8% | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 35.9% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 36.3% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 36.9% | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 37.0% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 37.0% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 37.2% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 36.6% | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 36.1% | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 35.9% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 35.3% | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 35.3% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 34.7% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 34.8% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 34.1% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 33.9% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 34.0% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 33.2% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 33.3% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 32.7% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 32.7% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 32.7% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 32.5% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 32.8% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 32.3% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 32.1% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 33.0% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 33.3% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 32.4% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 32.7% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 32.7% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 32.8% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 32.6% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 32.8% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 33.0% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 33.5% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 33.7% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 41.5% | 40.6% | 42.5% | 4 |
| 1980s | 37.3% | 35.8% | 39.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 36.4% | 35.3% | 37.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.6% | 32.7% | 34.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.7% | 32.1% | 33.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.1% | 32.6% | 33.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)
- 192 Malawi 23.9% compare
- 193 Uganda 23.7% compare
- 194 Ethiopia 22.9% compare
- 195 Burkina Faso 18.4% compare
- 196 Senegal 18.3% compare
- 197 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 17.6% compare
- 198 Côte d'Ivoire 17.4% compare
More education data for ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.0646 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.75 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.47 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.51 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.7113 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.6599 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) was 33.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- The highest recorded value was 42.5% in 1976.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.1% in 2013.
- How does ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) ranks 195th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) 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