Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 51.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 51.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 51.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 24.9%, in 1979.
GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 117th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 26.3% | — |
| 1973 | 26.3% | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 26.0% | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 25.9% | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 26.2% | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 26.2% | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 26.1% | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 24.9% | -4.8% |
| 1980 | 25.7% | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 26.8% | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 26.8% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 26.9% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 27.2% | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 28.0% | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 28.7% | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 30.1% | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 29.4% | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 29.2% | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 30.9% | +5.9% |
| 1991 | 30.9% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 31.3% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 32.2% | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 31.7% | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 31.4% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 31.5% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 31.8% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 32.5% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 33.0% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 33.5% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 34.0% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 33.5% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 33.7% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 34.7% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 34.6% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 35.3% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 35.4% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 36.8% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 37.7% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 37.7% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 40.1% | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 41.1% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 42.0% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 42.8% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 43.2% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 43.6% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 45.3% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 45.4% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 47.0% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 48.4% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 49.5% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 50.7% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 51.3% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 51.8% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.0% | 24.9% | 26.3% | 8 |
| 1980s | 27.9% | 25.7% | 30.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.7% | 30.9% | 33.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.9% | 33.5% | 37.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.8% | 37.7% | 47.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.3% | 48.4% | 51.8% | 5 |
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More education data for GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.41 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.26 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 51.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 51.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.9% in 1979.
- How does GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 117th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: South Asia 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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February 2026 Data Release