Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 49.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
49.4%
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
142nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
49.4%
in 2022
All-time low
31.2%
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 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: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) is 49.4%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) peaked at 49.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 31.2%, in 1971.
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 142nd 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: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 31.7% | — |
| 1971 | 31.2% | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 31.7% | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 31.7% | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 31.9% | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 32.2% | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 32.0% | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 32.3% | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 31.9% | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 33.1% | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 32.3% | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 32.9% | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 33.6% | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 34.3% | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 34.9% | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 35.3% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 35.9% | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 36.6% | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 37.3% | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 38.1% | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 39.2% | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 39.4% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 40.1% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 40.5% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 40.9% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 41.2% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 41.5% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 41.7% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 42.5% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 43.2% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 43.1% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 43.4% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 43.7% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 44.4% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 44.6% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 45.1% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 45.4% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 45.7% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 46.6% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 46.4% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 46.7% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 47.0% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 47.3% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 47.3% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 47.0% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 47.5% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 47.6% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 47.8% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 48.4% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 48.6% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 48.8% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 49.0% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 49.4% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 49.0% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 49.4% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32.0% | 31.2% | 33.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 35.1% | 32.3% | 38.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 41.0% | 39.2% | 43.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.8% | 43.1% | 46.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.5% | 46.7% | 48.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.1% | 48.8% | 49.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 40.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.75 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7891 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) was 49.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The highest recorded value was 49.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.2% in 1971.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 142nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 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