Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in GPE: Region 1
GPE: Region 1: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 40.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
40.5%
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
171st
of 221 groups
All-time high
40.5%
in 2024
All-time low
32.1%
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in GPE: Region 1, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
GPE: Region 1 recorded 40.5% for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in GPE: Region 1 peaked at 40.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 32.1%, in 1970.
That places GPE: Region 1 171st out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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: Region 1, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 32.1% | — |
| 1971 | 33.1% | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 32.8% | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 33.0% | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 33.0% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 33.0% | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 32.7% | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 33.5% | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 33.1% | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 32.6% | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 32.9% | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 32.8% | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 33.2% | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 33.7% | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 34.0% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 34.2% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 34.3% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 34.5% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 34.7% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 35.1% | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 36.0% | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 36.5% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 36.8% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 36.7% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 37.3% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 37.3% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 37.4% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 36.8% | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 37.4% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 38.1% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 37.4% | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 37.5% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 37.4% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 37.9% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 37.6% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 37.8% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 37.8% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 37.7% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 38.3% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 38.4% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 38.6% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 39.6% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 39.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 39.4% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 39.6% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 39.5% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 39.1% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 39.5% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 39.9% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 40.0% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 40.2% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 40.5% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 40.5% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 40.4% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 40.5% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32.9% | 32.1% | 33.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 33.9% | 32.8% | 35.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.0% | 36.0% | 38.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.8% | 37.4% | 38.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.5% | 38.6% | 40.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.4% | 40.2% | 40.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Region 1
- 168 Cameroon 40.9% compare
- 169 Morocco 40.1% compare
- 170 American Samoa 38.7% compare
- 171 Papua New Guinea 38.1% compare
- 172 Timor-Leste 37.1% compare
- 173 Afghanistan 35.5% compare
- 174 Angola 34.4% compare
More education data for GPE: Region 1
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.43 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.48 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 20.92 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.29 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.51 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in GPE: Region 1?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in GPE: Region 1 was 40.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in GPE: Region 1?
- The highest recorded value was 40.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in GPE: Region 1?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.1% in 1970.
- How does GPE: Region 1 rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- GPE: Region 1 ranks 171st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in GPE: Region 1?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Region 1 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