Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 48.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
48.3%
Change on year
up 1.8%
Rank
148th
of 221 groups
All-time high
48.3%
in 2024
All-time low
27.9%
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 48.3%. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 48.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27.9%, in 1971.
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 148th 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 GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 29.2% | — |
| 1971 | 27.9% | -4.4% |
| 1972 | 29.1% | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 29.6% | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 30.3% | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 30.9% | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 30.2% | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 31.6% | +4.6% |
| 1978 | 31.3% | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 31.4% | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 32.1% | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 33.0% | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 33.7% | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 34.3% | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 34.9% | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 35.5% | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 35.7% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 36.3% | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 36.8% | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 37.7% | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 38.5% | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 38.9% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 39.2% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 39.0% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 39.1% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 39.4% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 39.4% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 38.6% | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 39.5% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 40.5% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 39.7% | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 40.0% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 40.6% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 41.1% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 40.7% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 41.1% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 41.7% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 42.2% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 42.7% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 43.2% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 43.5% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 43.9% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 44.3% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 44.5% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 44.5% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 45.0% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 45.3% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 45.9% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 46.4% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 46.7% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 47.1% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 47.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 48.2% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 47.4% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 48.3% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 30.1% | 27.9% | 31.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 35.0% | 32.1% | 37.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.2% | 38.5% | 40.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.3% | 39.7% | 43.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.0% | 43.5% | 46.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.6% | 47.1% | 48.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- 145 Colombia 50.6% compare
- 146 Cape Verde 50.6% compare
- 147 Micronesia (country) 49.9% compare
- 148 Zambia 49.7% compare
- 149 Vanuatu 49.6% compare
- 150 Saudi Arabia 49.4% compare
- 151 India 49.3% compare
More education data for GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 844,570 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 8.64 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 48.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 48.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.9% in 1971.
- How does GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 148th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Middle East & North Africa 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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