Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508): Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 48.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) stood at 48.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) peaked at 48.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 30.3%, in 1971.
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 146th 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 Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 31.0% | — |
| 1971 | 30.3% | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 31.2% | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 31.3% | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 31.6% | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 32.4% | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 31.9% | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 32.6% | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 32.2% | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 32.2% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 32.6% | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 33.4% | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 34.2% | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 35.1% | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 35.8% | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 35.9% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 36.3% | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 36.9% | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 37.5% | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 38.2% | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 38.8% | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 39.1% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 39.6% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 39.9% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 40.3% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 40.4% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 40.7% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 40.7% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 41.5% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 42.3% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 41.9% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 42.1% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 42.5% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 42.7% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 42.9% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 43.3% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 43.7% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 44.1% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 44.4% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 44.8% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 45.1% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 45.4% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 45.7% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 46.0% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 46.1% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 46.4% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 46.6% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 46.9% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 47.5% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 47.7% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 48.0% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 48.2% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 48.9% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 48.4% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 48.7% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 31.7% | 30.3% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 35.6% | 32.6% | 38.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.3% | 38.8% | 42.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.2% | 41.9% | 44.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.3% | 45.1% | 47.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.4% | 48.0% | 48.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4091 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.85 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2.05 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6975 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) was 48.7% 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 Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The highest recorded value was 48.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.3% in 1971.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 146th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 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