Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 50.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
50.5%
Change on year
up 1.2%
Rank
127th
of 221 groups
All-time high
50.5%
in 2024
All-time low
31.2%
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) is 50.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) peaked at 50.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31.2%, in 1971.
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 127th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 31.7% | — |
| 1971 | 31.2% | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 31.7% | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 31.7% | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 31.9% | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 32.2% | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 32.0% | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 32.2% | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 31.9% | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 33.1% | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 32.3% | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 33.1% | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 33.9% | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 34.6% | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 35.3% | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 35.6% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 36.0% | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 36.7% | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 37.3% | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 38.2% | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 39.3% | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 39.7% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 40.3% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 40.4% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 40.7% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 41.1% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 41.3% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 41.4% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 42.3% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 43.2% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 43.0% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 43.3% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 43.7% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 44.5% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 44.8% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 45.3% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 45.7% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 46.0% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 47.0% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 46.8% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 47.1% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 47.4% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 47.9% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 47.8% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 47.5% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 48.1% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 48.2% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 48.5% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 49.0% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 49.3% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 49.5% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 49.8% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 50.4% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 49.9% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 50.5% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32.0% | 31.2% | 33.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 35.3% | 32.3% | 38.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 41.0% | 39.3% | 43.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.0% | 43.0% | 47.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.1% | 47.1% | 49.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.0% | 49.5% | 50.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- 124 United States Virgin Islands 56.0% compare
- 125 Botswana 55.8% compare
- 126 Türkiye 55.8% compare
- 127 Luxembourg 55.6% compare
- 128 Maldives 55.5% compare
- 129 El Salvador 55.3% compare
- 130 Lesotho 55.2% compare
More education data for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 16.59 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.304 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6427 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6849 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 23.71 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) was 50.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The highest recorded value was 50.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.2% in 1971.
- How does ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 127th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 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