Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 48.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
48.6%
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
147th
of 221 groups
All-time high
51.5%
in 1991
All-time low
44.3%
in 2000
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 1990–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) recorded 48.6% for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 51.5% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 44.3%, in 2000.
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 147th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 51.3% | — |
| 1991 | 51.5% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 50.9% | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 50.2% | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 49.9% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 48.0% | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 47.0% | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 46.0% | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 44.9% | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 44.8% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 44.3% | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 45.3% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 44.8% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 44.4% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 45.4% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 44.9% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 45.5% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 46.0% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 46.2% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 47.1% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 47.0% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 47.3% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 47.2% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 47.2% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 47.0% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 46.7% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 46.5% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 47.4% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 47.6% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 48.1% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 48.3% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 48.9% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 48.7% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 48.6% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 48.6% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.5% | 44.8% | 51.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.4% | 44.3% | 47.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.2% | 46.5% | 48.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.6% | 48.3% | 48.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- 144 Australia 50.6%
- 145 Colombia 50.6% compare
- 146 Cape Verde 50.6% compare
- 147 Micronesia, Federated States of 49.9% compare
- 148 Zambia 49.7% compare
- 149 Vanuatu 49.6% compare
- 150 Saudi Arabia 49.4% compare
More education data for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.2683 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6859 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14.16 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 48.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 51.5% in 1991.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.3% in 2000.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 147th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 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