Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)
ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436): Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 43.0% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436), 1970–2013
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) is 43.0%, measured in 2013. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) peaked at 43.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 26.7%, in 1975.
ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) ranks 166th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 27.4% | — |
| 1971 | 28.0% | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 28.5% | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 28.8% | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 29.4% | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 26.7% | -9.0% |
| 1976 | 27.3% | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 27.7% | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 28.3% | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 28.7% | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 29.1% | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 29.5% | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 30.6% | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 31.3% | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 31.0% | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 31.3% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 31.6% | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 32.0% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 32.4% | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 32.7% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 33.4% | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 34.2% | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 34.9% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 36.1% | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 37.0% | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 37.0% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 37.2% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 37.9% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 41.3% | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 41.5% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 41.8% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 42.1% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 42.3% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 42.4% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 42.8% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 43.0% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 43.0% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.1% | 26.7% | 29.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 31.2% | 29.1% | 32.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.9% | 33.4% | 37.9% | 8 |
| 2000s | 41.8% | 41.3% | 42.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 42.8% | 42.4% | 43.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)
- 163 Western Sahara 43.5% compare
- 164 Kenya 43.4% compare
- 165 Bhutan 43.0% compare
- 166 New Caledonia 41.5% compare
- 167 Madagascar 41.0% compare
- 168 Cameroon 40.9% compare
- 169 Morocco 40.1% compare
More education data for ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.09 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 86,143 (2005)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.3531 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) was 43.0% in 2013, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
- The highest recorded value was 43.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.7% in 1975.
- How does ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) ranks 166th out of 221 groups with data for 2013.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) 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