Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200): Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 67.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
67.3%
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
22nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
67.6%
in 2021
All-time low
62.1%
in 1992
Years of data
34
1991–2024
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), 1991–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) recorded 67.3% for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) peaked at 67.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 62.1%, in 1992.
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 22nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 62.4% | — |
| 1992 | 62.1% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 62.2% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 62.4% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 62.6% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 63.0% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 63.3% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 63.6% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 63.9% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 64.0% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 64.7% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 65.1% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 65.4% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 65.6% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 65.5% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 65.6% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 65.7% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 65.5% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 65.8% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 65.8% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 65.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 66.0% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 66.0% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 66.1% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 66.3% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 66.5% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 66.8% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 66.9% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 67.1% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 67.3% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 67.6% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 67.5% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 67.4% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 67.3% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.8% | 62.1% | 63.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 65.3% | 64.0% | 65.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.3% | 65.8% | 67.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.4% | 67.3% | 67.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
- 19 Slovakia 75.5% compare
- 20 Suriname 74.8% compare
- 21 Kazakhstan 74.4% compare
- 22 Slovenia 74.0% compare
- 23 Antigua and Barbuda 74.0% compare
- 24 Saint Kitts and Nevis 73.8% compare
- 25 Romania 73.6% compare
More education data for ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 29.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 54.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.299 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 58.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.2912 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 38.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 794,026 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) was 67.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The highest recorded value was 67.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.1% in 1992.
- How does ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 22nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 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