Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)
ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504): Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 43.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
43.7%
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
163rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
43.7%
in 2024
All-time low
27.1%
in 1978
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) recorded 43.7% for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) peaked at 43.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27.1%, in 1978.
ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) ranks 163rd 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: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 28.8% | — |
| 1971 | 28.5% | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 28.6% | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 27.8% | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 27.3% | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 27.2% | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 27.3% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 27.3% | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 27.1% | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 27.8% | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 27.9% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 28.5% | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 29.2% | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 30.2% | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 30.3% | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 30.1% | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 31.0% | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 31.7% | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 32.2% | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 33.0% | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 33.4% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 33.5% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 34.2% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 35.1% | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 35.9% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 35.8% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 36.5% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 37.5% | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 38.0% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 38.4% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 38.0% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 38.3% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 39.0% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 39.1% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 39.3% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 39.6% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 39.8% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 40.1% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 40.5% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 41.0% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 41.3% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 41.4% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 41.6% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 41.6% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 41.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 41.7% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 41.9% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 42.0% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 42.2% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 42.4% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 42.8% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 43.0% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 43.2% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 43.3% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 43.7% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.8% | 27.1% | 28.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 30.4% | 27.9% | 33.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.8% | 33.4% | 38.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.5% | 38.0% | 41.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.8% | 41.3% | 42.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.2% | 42.8% | 43.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)
- 160 French Polynesia 45.9% compare
- 161 Zimbabwe 45.7% compare
- 162 Togo 45.4% compare
- 163 Western Sahara 43.5% compare
- 164 Kenya 43.4% compare
- 165 Bhutan 43.0% compare
- 166 New Caledonia 41.5% compare
More education data for ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 14.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 607,210 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 5.5 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) was 43.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)?
- The highest recorded value was 43.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.1% in 1978.
- How does ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) ranks 163rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) 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