Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in GPE: Region 3
GPE: Region 3: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 58.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
58.8%
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
77th
of 221 groups
All-time high
58.8%
in 2024
All-time low
48.9%
in 1990
Years of data
50
1975–2024
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in GPE: Region 3, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in GPE: Region 3 stood at 58.8%. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in GPE: Region 3 peaked at 58.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 48.9%, in 1990.
That places GPE: Region 3 77th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in GPE: Region 3, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 52.3% | — |
| 1976 | 52.2% | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 52.0% | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 51.5% | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 51.0% | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 50.8% | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 50.1% | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 50.2% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 49.6% | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 49.7% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 49.7% | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 49.4% | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 49.5% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 49.2% | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 49.3% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 48.9% | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 49.2% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 49.4% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 49.6% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 49.7% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 49.8% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 50.3% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 50.0% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 50.0% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 50.0% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 49.8% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 50.1% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 49.7% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 50.1% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 49.5% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 49.9% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 50.7% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 52.7% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 52.3% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 52.6% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 52.3% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 54.6% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 54.6% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 54.2% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 54.6% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 54.1% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 53.8% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 55.9% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 56.4% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 56.8% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 57.5% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 58.0% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 58.4% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 58.7% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 58.8% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 51.8% | 51.0% | 52.3% | 5 |
| 1980s | 49.8% | 49.2% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.7% | 48.9% | 50.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.7% | 49.5% | 52.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.7% | 52.3% | 56.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.3% | 57.5% | 58.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Region 3
More education data for GPE: Region 3
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 55.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 59.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 35.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 33.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 16.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.25 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in GPE: Region 3?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in GPE: Region 3 was 58.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in GPE: Region 3?
- The highest recorded value was 58.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in GPE: Region 3?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.9% in 1990.
- How does GPE: Region 3 rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- GPE: Region 3 ranks 77th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in GPE: Region 3?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Region 3 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