Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426): Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 55.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), 1978–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) is 55.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) peaked at 55.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 33.9%, in 1978.
That places ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) 101st out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 33.9% | — |
| 1979 | 39.0% | +15.1% |
| 1980 | 34.8% | -10.7% |
| 1981 | 35.6% | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 36.3% | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 37.0% | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 38.1% | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 38.8% | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 39.6% | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 40.5% | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 41.5% | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 42.3% | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 43.9% | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 44.4% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 45.2% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 45.8% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 46.3% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 47.0% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 47.5% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 48.8% | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 49.9% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 50.8% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 51.2% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 51.4% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 51.5% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 51.7% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 52.0% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 52.4% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 52.5% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 52.3% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 53.8% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 52.7% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 52.9% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 53.0% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 53.3% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 53.1% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 52.5% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 53.5% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 53.7% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 54.0% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 54.5% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 55.0% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 54.7% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 54.8% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 54.9% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 54.7% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 55.0% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36.4% | 33.9% | 39.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 38.4% | 34.8% | 42.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.0% | 43.9% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.2% | 51.2% | 53.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.5% | 52.5% | 55.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.8% | 54.7% | 55.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
More education data for ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.30 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -5.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.81 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.35 % change on previous year (2022)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) was 55.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The highest recorded value was 55.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.9% in 1978.
- How does ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 101st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) 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