Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 23.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1981–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 23.8%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 25.3% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 19.7%, in 2007.
That places GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 216th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 25.3% | — |
| 1985 | 25.0% | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 24.6% | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 24.2% | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 23.7% | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 23.8% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 23.5% | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 23.9% | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 24.2% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 24.6% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 24.4% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 24.0% | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 23.7% | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 23.5% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 23.4% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 23.2% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 22.6% | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 22.0% | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 21.3% | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 20.9% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 20.7% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 20.2% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 20.0% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 19.7% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 20.2% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 20.2% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 20.6% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 21.0% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 21.1% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 21.5% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 21.8% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 21.7% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 21.3% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 21.4% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 21.5% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 21.3% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 21.9% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 22.3% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 22.9% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 23.6% | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 23.8% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 24.4% | 23.7% | 25.3% | 6 |
| 1990s | 23.8% | 23.2% | 24.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.8% | 19.7% | 22.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.3% | 20.6% | 21.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.9% | 21.9% | 23.8% | 5 |
More education data for GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.16 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.39 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 17.08 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9721 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9768 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 56.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 23.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 25.3% in 1981.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.7% in 2007.
- How does GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 216th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 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