Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412): Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 62.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) is 62.1%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) peaked at 64.6% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 59.2%, in 2014.
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ranks 50th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 62.9% | — |
| 1999 | 63.3% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 63.2% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 63.8% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 64.2% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 64.0% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 63.8% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 63.5% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 64.0% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 64.6% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 63.6% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 63.8% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 62.6% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 61.1% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 60.6% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 59.8% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 59.2% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 59.8% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 60.2% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 60.6% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 60.4% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 60.5% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 61.0% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 61.4% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 61.7% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 61.9% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 62.1% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.1% | 62.9% | 63.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 63.8% | 63.2% | 64.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.5% | 59.2% | 62.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.6% | 61.0% | 62.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
- 47 Brunei Darussalam 69.7% compare
- 48 Serbia 69.0% compare
- 49 Hungary 68.8% compare
- 50 Turkmenistan 68.7% compare
- 51 Saint Helena 68.5%
- 52 Argentina 68.3% compare
- 53 Ireland 68.0% compare
More education data for ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.5014 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19.44 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 512,600 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 27.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.58 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 731,983 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.50 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) was 62.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The highest recorded value was 64.6% in 2007.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.2% in 2014.
- How does ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ranks 50th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 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