Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434): Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 55.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), 1985–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) is 55.4%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) peaked at 59.1% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 51.6%, in 2014.
That places ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 99th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 58.7% | — |
| 1986 | 58.4% | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 59.1% | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 58.7% | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 57.9% | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 57.9% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 57.2% | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 56.3% | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 55.4% | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 54.4% | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 54.3% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 53.8% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 53.4% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 53.8% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 53.7% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 53.7% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 54.2% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 53.6% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 53.1% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 53.1% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 52.0% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 53.3% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 53.6% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 53.9% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 53.8% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 52.6% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 52.5% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 52.3% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 51.9% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 51.6% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 52.3% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 53.0% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 52.9% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 52.9% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 53.1% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 53.5% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 53.7% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 54.1% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 54.7% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 55.4% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 58.6% | 57.9% | 59.1% | 5 |
| 1990s | 55.0% | 53.4% | 57.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.4% | 52.0% | 54.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.5% | 51.6% | 53.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.3% | 53.5% | 55.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
More education data for ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8137 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.10 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1.52 million (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.65 million (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.1447 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 40.76 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45.96 million (2021)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 22.06 million (2021)
All data for ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) was 55.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The highest recorded value was 59.1% in 1987.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.6% in 2014.
- How does ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 99th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 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