Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 50.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
50.1%
Change on year
up 1.1%
Rank
131st
of 221 groups
All-time high
50.1%
in 2024
All-time low
44.3%
in 2004
Years of data
52
1973–2024
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 stood at 50.1%. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 peaked at 50.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 44.3%, in 2004.
That places GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 131st out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 49.5% | — |
| 1974 | 49.4% | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 48.9% | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 48.7% | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 48.5% | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 47.7% | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 47.1% | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 46.8% | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 45.9% | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 45.5% | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 45.0% | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 44.9% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 45.2% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 45.0% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 45.2% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 44.8% | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 45.1% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 44.9% | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 45.0% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 45.3% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 45.4% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 45.6% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 45.6% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 46.0% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 45.6% | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 45.5% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 45.5% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 45.0% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 45.2% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 44.7% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 45.0% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 44.3% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 44.6% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 45.1% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 46.0% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 45.8% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 45.9% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 45.9% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 46.8% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 46.7% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 46.1% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 46.2% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 46.0% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 45.8% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 47.0% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 47.6% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 47.8% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 48.4% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 48.8% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 49.3% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 49.5% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 50.1% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 48.5% | 47.1% | 49.5% | 7 |
| 1980s | 45.3% | 44.8% | 46.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.4% | 44.9% | 46.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.2% | 44.3% | 46.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.6% | 45.8% | 47.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.2% | 48.4% | 50.1% | 5 |
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More education data for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 97.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 62.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 104.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 202.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.4294 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 was 50.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 50.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.3% in 2004.
- How does GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 131st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, 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