Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126): Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 34.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
34.6%
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
187th
of 221 groups
All-time high
37.5%
in 1976
All-time low
28.7%
in 2007
Years of data
49
1976–2024
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), 1976–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) recorded 34.6% for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) peaked at 37.5% in 1976 and was at its lowest, 28.7%, in 2007.
That places ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 187th 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: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 37.5% | — |
| 1977 | 37.1% | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 36.1% | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 35.4% | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 34.9% | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 34.3% | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 32.0% | -6.6% |
| 1983 | 32.1% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 32.1% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 32.7% | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 33.1% | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 33.1% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 32.4% | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 32.7% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 33.0% | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 33.1% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 33.4% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 33.5% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 34.1% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 33.5% | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 33.0% | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 32.6% | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 31.9% | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 31.7% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 31.4% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 31.5% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 30.1% | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 30.4% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 30.0% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 28.9% | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 30.3% | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 28.7% | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 30.4% | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 31.1% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 32.0% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 32.8% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 31.7% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 31.7% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 31.8% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 32.2% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 31.6% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 31.9% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 32.5% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 33.1% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 33.9% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 34.1% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 34.2% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 34.5% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 34.6% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36.5% | 35.4% | 37.5% | 4 |
| 1980s | 32.9% | 32.0% | 34.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.0% | 31.7% | 34.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.3% | 28.7% | 31.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.1% | 31.6% | 33.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.3% | 33.9% | 34.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
More education data for ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.89 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 38.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.52 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) was 34.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The highest recorded value was 37.5% in 1976.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.7% in 2007.
- How does ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 187th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 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