Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417): Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 74.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), 2005–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) stood at 74.3%. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) peaked at 76.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 74.3%, in 2024.
That places ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 5th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 74.7% | — |
| 2006 | 75.0% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 75.5% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 75.3% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 75.6% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 75.8% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 75.4% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 75.3% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 75.0% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 74.6% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 75.2% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 75.3% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 75.7% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 75.9% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 76.3% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 76.4% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 76.7% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 76.0% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 75.3% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 74.3% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.2% | 74.7% | 75.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 75.4% | 74.6% | 76.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.8% | 74.3% | 76.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
- 2 Italy 86.5% compare
- 3 Myanmar 86.2% compare
- 4 Georgia 83.8% compare
- 5 Ukraine 82.8% compare
- 6 Russian Federation 82.8% compare
- 7 Republic of Moldova 82.1% compare
- 8 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 82.1% compare
More education data for ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.33 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 742,097 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7388 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7525 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 26,983 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.20 million (2024)
All data for ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) was 74.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- The highest recorded value was 76.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.3% in 2024.
- How does ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) ranks 5th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 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