Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)
ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425): Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 63.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
63.1%
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
46th
of 221 groups
All-time high
63.1%
in 2023
All-time low
55.4%
in 1992
Years of data
33
1992–2024
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425), 1992–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) recorded 63.1% for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in 2024.
The figure is up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) peaked at 63.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 55.4%, in 1992.
That places ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) 46th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 55.4% | — |
| 1993 | 56.6% | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 56.6% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 56.6% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 56.6% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 56.6% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 56.6% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 56.5% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 56.5% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 58.8% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 61.0% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 62.0% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 62.9% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 62.9% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 62.9% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 61.9% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 60.9% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 61.7% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 61.9% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 62.1% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 62.3% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 62.5% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 62.4% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 62.4% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 63.0% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 63.0% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 62.9% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 62.8% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 62.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 63.1% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 63.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 63.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 63.1% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.5% | 55.4% | 56.6% | 8 |
| 2000s | 61.1% | 56.5% | 62.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.5% | 61.9% | 63.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.1% | 62.9% | 63.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)
More education data for ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.12 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.2591 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3042 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3046 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -3.89 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) was 63.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)?
- The highest recorded value was 63.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.4% in 1992.
- How does ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) ranks 46th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) 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