Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 57.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 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 ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) is 57.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 57.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 39.6%, in 1979.
That places ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 86th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 41.7% | — |
| 1971 | 48.2% | +15.5% |
| 1972 | 47.3% | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 46.0% | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 40.9% | -11.1% |
| 1975 | 45.1% | +10.3% |
| 1976 | 44.3% | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 43.0% | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 42.1% | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 39.6% | -6.0% |
| 1980 | 42.2% | +6.7% |
| 1981 | 40.7% | -3.6% |
| 1982 | 42.7% | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 43.2% | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 43.3% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 42.2% | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 42.4% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 42.7% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 42.9% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 42.8% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 42.4% | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 42.8% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 43.2% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 43.8% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 44.1% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 44.4% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 45.1% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 45.7% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 47.2% | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 48.9% | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 47.6% | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 48.3% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 47.9% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 47.9% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 47.7% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 47.8% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 48.0% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 48.4% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 48.7% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 49.2% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 49.6% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 50.5% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 50.6% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 52.1% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 52.1% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 52.4% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 52.5% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 53.7% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 54.2% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 54.8% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 55.0% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 55.6% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 56.1% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 56.7% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 57.3% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 43.8% | 39.6% | 48.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 42.5% | 40.7% | 43.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.8% | 42.4% | 48.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.1% | 47.6% | 49.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.3% | 49.6% | 54.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.2% | 55.0% | 57.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3795 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 203.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6175 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 187.37 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 18.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 216.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 198.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.1619 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 57.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 57.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.6% in 1979.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 86th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 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