Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407): Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 60.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
60.2%
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
67th
of 221 groups
All-time high
60.2%
in 2023
All-time low
52.6%
in 1985
Years of data
53
1970–2023
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407), 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) stood at 60.2%. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) peaked at 60.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 52.6%, in 1985.
That places ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) 67th out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 56.6% | — |
| 1972 | 59.6% | +5.4% |
| 1973 | 59.2% | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 59.2% | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 55.6% | -6.0% |
| 1976 | 58.3% | +4.8% |
| 1977 | 57.8% | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 56.7% | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 56.3% | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 56.1% | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 54.5% | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 54.8% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 53.8% | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 54.3% | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 52.6% | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 53.7% | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 54.6% | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 54.8% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 53.9% | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 53.8% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 53.6% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 53.4% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 53.4% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 53.5% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 53.8% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 53.5% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 53.9% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 54.6% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 55.0% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 55.2% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 55.7% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 56.2% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 56.5% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 56.8% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 56.9% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 57.6% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 58.0% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 57.8% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 57.9% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 57.8% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 57.2% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 57.3% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 57.2% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 57.3% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 57.6% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 58.1% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 59.6% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 59.5% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 59.6% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 59.7% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 59.9% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 60.1% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 60.2% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 57.7% | 55.6% | 59.6% | 9 |
| 1980s | 54.3% | 52.6% | 56.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.8% | 53.4% | 55.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.9% | 55.2% | 58.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.1% | 57.2% | 59.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.0% | 59.7% | 60.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
- 64 Thailand 65.6% compare
- 65 Cook Islands 65.5% compare
- 66 Belize 65.5% compare
- 67 Barbados 65.4% compare
- 68 Cuba 65.3% compare
- 69 Republic of Korea 65.0% compare
- 70 Dominican Republic 64.8% compare
More education data for ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 27.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 24.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 9.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 5.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 544,032 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 10.58 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) was 60.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- The highest recorded value was 60.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.6% in 1985.
- How does ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) ranks 67th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) 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