Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503): Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 54.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
54.7%
Change on year
up 2.2%
Rank
104th
of 221 groups
All-time high
54.8%
in 2022
All-time low
29.8%
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) stood at 54.7%.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) peaked at 54.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 29.8%, in 1971.
That places ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 104th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 30.6% | — |
| 1971 | 29.8% | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 31.6% | +6.1% |
| 1973 | 32.3% | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 33.0% | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 34.1% | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 33.5% | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 34.2% | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 33.4% | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 33.3% | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 33.4% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 34.4% | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 35.4% | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 36.1% | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 37.1% | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 37.5% | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 38.2% | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 39.0% | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 39.9% | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 41.0% | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 42.9% | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 43.1% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 43.6% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 43.4% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 43.4% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 43.8% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 43.6% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 43.0% | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 44.2% | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 45.3% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 45.0% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 45.3% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 45.4% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 46.3% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 46.5% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 47.1% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 47.7% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 48.1% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 48.5% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 48.9% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 49.4% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 49.6% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 50.1% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 50.0% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 49.9% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 50.3% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 50.7% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 51.4% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 52.0% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 52.4% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 52.8% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 53.1% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 54.8% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 53.5% | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 54.7% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32.6% | 29.8% | 34.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 37.2% | 33.4% | 41.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.6% | 42.9% | 45.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.9% | 45.0% | 48.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.6% | 49.4% | 52.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.8% | 52.8% | 54.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
More education data for ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5456 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2365 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2143 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.21 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) was 54.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The highest recorded value was 54.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.8% in 1971.
- How does ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 104th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 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