Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)
ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506): Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 44.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506), 1972–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) recorded 44.5% for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) peaked at 46.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 32.2%, in 1981.
That places ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) 159th out of 221 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 35.6% | — |
| 1973 | 35.1% | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 34.7% | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 35.4% | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 35.3% | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 34.6% | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 33.6% | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 33.4% | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 32.5% | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 32.2% | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 32.9% | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 33.6% | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 34.4% | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 34.3% | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 35.3% | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 35.8% | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 36.6% | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 37.0% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 39.0% | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 39.2% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 39.4% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 39.2% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 39.1% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 39.4% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 39.3% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 40.3% | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 41.1% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 42.0% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 42.4% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 42.1% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 41.5% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 42.6% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 43.5% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 44.3% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 44.5% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 44.8% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 45.0% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 45.3% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 45.5% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 45.7% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 46.1% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 44.5% | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 44.5% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 34.7% | 33.4% | 35.6% | 8 |
| 1980s | 34.5% | 32.2% | 37.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.8% | 39.0% | 42.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.6% | 41.5% | 45.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.4% | 44.5% | 46.1% | 4 |
| 2020s | 44.5% | 44.5% | 44.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)
- 156 Central African Republic 46.8% compare
- 157 Peru 46.1% compare
- 158 Tajikistan 46.0% compare
- 159 Réunion 45.9% compare
- 160 French Polynesia 45.9% compare
- 161 Zimbabwe 45.7% compare
- 162 Togo 45.4% compare
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 9.63 million (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.82 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 20.78 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 826,402 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 858,973 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1.69 million (2020)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 583,636 (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 348,275 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.69 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.55 % change on previous year (2020)
All data for ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) was 44.5% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)?
- The highest recorded value was 46.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.2% in 1981.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) ranks 159th out of 221 groups with data for 2020.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 43 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release