Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in GPE: Region 2
GPE: Region 2: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 33.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
33.2%
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
196th
of 221 groups
All-time high
33.2%
in 2024
All-time low
19.0%
in 1982
Years of data
54
1971–2024
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in GPE: Region 2, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
GPE: Region 2 recorded 33.2% for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in GPE: Region 2 peaked at 33.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 19.0%, in 1982.
GPE: Region 2 ranks 196th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in GPE: Region 2, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 20.0% | — |
| 1972 | 19.8% | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 20.0% | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 20.1% | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 19.9% | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 20.0% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 20.3% | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 19.8% | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 20.3% | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 20.3% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 20.7% | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 19.0% | -8.0% |
| 1983 | 19.8% | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 20.7% | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 21.6% | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 22.9% | +6.1% |
| 1987 | 23.8% | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 23.8% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 24.2% | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 24.4% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 24.0% | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 24.8% | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 25.3% | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 26.2% | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 25.4% | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 25.3% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 25.2% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 25.1% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 24.9% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 24.8% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 24.9% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 23.7% | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 24.6% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 23.4% | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 22.4% | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 25.1% | +11.8% |
| 2007 | 22.9% | -8.5% |
| 2008 | 26.0% | +13.2% |
| 2009 | 27.0% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 28.7% | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 30.1% | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 28.2% | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 28.6% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 27.8% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 28.6% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 28.2% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 28.8% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 29.8% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 30.7% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 31.9% | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 32.1% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 32.4% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 32.9% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 33.2% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.0% | 19.8% | 20.3% | 9 |
| 1980s | 21.7% | 19.0% | 24.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.1% | 24.0% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.5% | 22.4% | 27.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.0% | 27.8% | 30.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.5% | 31.9% | 33.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Region 2
- 193 Uganda 23.7% compare
- 194 Ethiopia 22.9% compare
- 195 Burkina Faso 18.4% compare
- 196 Senegal 18.3% compare
- 197 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 17.6% compare
- 198 Côte d'Ivoire 17.4% compare
- 199 Sierra Leone 14.0% compare
More education data for GPE: Region 2
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.5 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8825 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5225 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.9266 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.51 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.30 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.41 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in GPE: Region 2?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in GPE: Region 2 was 33.2% 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 2?
- The highest recorded value was 33.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in GPE: Region 2?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.0% in 1982.
- How does GPE: Region 2 rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- GPE: Region 2 ranks 196th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in GPE: Region 2?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Region 2 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