Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435): Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 49.8% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
49.8%
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
133rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
53.1%
in 2008
All-time low
40.0%
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435), 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) recorded 49.8% for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in 2020.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) peaked at 53.1% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 40.0%, in 1970.
ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) ranks 133rd of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 40.0% | — |
| 1971 | 40.2% | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 40.0% | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 40.1% | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 41.2% | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 41.2% | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 41.4% | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 42.2% | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 42.9% | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 43.8% | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 43.9% | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 44.0% | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 44.3% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 44.8% | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 45.1% | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 45.4% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 46.1% | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 46.1% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 46.3% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 46.3% | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 46.3% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 46.0% | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 46.2% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 46.0% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 46.0% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 46.1% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 46.1% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 44.6% | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 45.3% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 46.8% | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 47.9% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 48.6% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 48.5% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 48.7% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 48.5% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 48.2% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 49.0% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 49.9% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 53.1% | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 51.8% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 50.3% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 49.7% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 50.8% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 50.7% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 50.5% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 50.1% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 49.9% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 49.6% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 49.5% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 50.0% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 49.8% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 41.3% | 40.0% | 43.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 45.2% | 43.9% | 46.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.9% | 44.6% | 46.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.4% | 47.9% | 53.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.1% | 49.5% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.8% | 49.8% | 49.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
- 130 Lesotho 55.2% compare
- 131 Hong Kong, China 55.2% compare
- 132 Guatemala 54.9% compare
- 133 Iraq 54.7% compare
- 134 Martinique 53.8% compare
- 135 Mexico 53.7% compare
- 136 Switzerland 52.2% compare
More education data for ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 603,251 (2019)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54,979 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 74,425 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 341,161 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 315,506 (2019)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7241 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7241 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 529,106 (2019)
All data for ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) was 49.8% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- The highest recorded value was 53.1% in 2008.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.0% in 1970.
- How does ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) ranks 133rd out of 221 groups with data for 2020.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) 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