Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124): Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 42.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
42.0%
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
168th
of 221 groups
All-time high
42.0%
in 2022
All-time low
18.8%
in 1970
Years of data
53
1970–2022
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), 1970–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) recorded 42.0% for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in 2022. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) peaked at 42.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 18.8%, in 1970.
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 168th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 18.8% | — |
| 1971 | 18.9% | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 19.1% | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 19.8% | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 20.3% | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 20.5% | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 21.1% | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 21.2% | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 22.4% | +5.5% |
| 1979 | 23.1% | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 23.8% | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 24.9% | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 19.4% | -22.1% |
| 1983 | 20.9% | +7.6% |
| 1984 | 22.6% | +8.1% |
| 1985 | 23.8% | +5.7% |
| 1986 | 25.7% | +8.0% |
| 1987 | 27.1% | +5.4% |
| 1988 | 27.9% | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 28.5% | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 29.0% | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 28.1% | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 29.4% | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 30.3% | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 31.3% | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 30.7% | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 30.4% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 30.2% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 29.7% | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 29.2% | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 30.0% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 30.2% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 27.4% | -9.1% |
| 2003 | 30.7% | +11.9% |
| 2004 | 28.0% | -8.7% |
| 2005 | 27.7% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 30.0% | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 27.3% | -9.0% |
| 2008 | 33.4% | +22.3% |
| 2009 | 35.7% | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 38.5% | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 39.1% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 37.5% | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 36.7% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 36.1% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 36.9% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 36.6% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 37.2% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 38.1% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 40.0% | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 41.9% | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 41.8% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 42.0% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.5% | 18.8% | 23.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.5% | 19.4% | 28.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.8% | 28.1% | 31.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.0% | 27.3% | 35.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.7% | 36.1% | 40.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.9% | 41.8% | 42.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
- 165 Bhutan 43.0% compare
- 166 New Caledonia 41.5% compare
- 167 Madagascar 41.0% compare
- 168 Cameroon 40.9% compare
- 169 Morocco 40.1% compare
- 170 American Samoa 38.7% compare
- 171 Papua New Guinea 38.1% compare
More education data for ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 27.45 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3305 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 24.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7207 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 29.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2.27 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) was 42.0% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The highest recorded value was 42.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.8% in 1970.
- How does ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 168th out of 221 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) 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