Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125): Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 42.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
42.1%
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
167th
of 221 groups
All-time high
43.2%
in 2021
All-time low
33.0%
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) is 42.1%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) peaked at 43.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 33.0%, in 1970.
That places ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) 167th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 33.0% | — |
| 1971 | 34.9% | +5.7% |
| 1972 | 36.1% | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 35.7% | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 37.0% | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 37.1% | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 36.6% | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 37.2% | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 39.2% | +5.2% |
| 1979 | 38.6% | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 38.6% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 38.7% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 38.6% | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 38.3% | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 38.2% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 38.2% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 38.2% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 38.3% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 38.0% | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 37.8% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 38.1% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 39.1% | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 39.0% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 39.5% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 39.3% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 38.9% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 38.5% | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 38.4% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 38.3% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 38.1% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 37.7% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 37.2% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 39.1% | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 38.4% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 40.8% | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 41.3% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 41.4% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 40.6% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 40.2% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 39.7% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 39.3% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 38.9% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 38.4% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 37.6% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 37.2% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 38.7% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 38.4% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 33.2% | -13.4% |
| 2018 | 41.4% | +24.6% |
| 2019 | 42.1% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 41.7% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 43.2% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 41.9% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 42.1% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 42.1% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36.5% | 33.0% | 39.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 38.3% | 37.8% | 38.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.7% | 38.1% | 39.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.6% | 37.2% | 41.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.5% | 33.2% | 42.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.2% | 41.7% | 43.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
- 164 Kenya 43.4% compare
- 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
More education data for ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 272,391 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.6735 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 139,514 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1712 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15,332 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.7694 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.29 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.41 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 161,978 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 132,877 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) was 42.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- The highest recorded value was 43.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.0% in 1970.
- How does ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) ranks 167th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) 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