Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 61.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 61.8% for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 61.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 35.0%, in 1981.
GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 51st of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 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: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 36.5% | — |
| 1972 | 35.6% | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 35.8% | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 35.9% | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 35.7% | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 35.8% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 35.6% | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 35.4% | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 35.2% | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 35.1% | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 35.0% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 35.5% | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 35.4% | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 36.0% | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 36.1% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 36.2% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 36.7% | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 37.2% | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 37.2% | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 37.2% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 38.3% | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 39.2% | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 39.0% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 39.9% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 40.3% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 42.7% | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 42.3% | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 42.8% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 42.9% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 42.8% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 43.2% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 42.6% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 43.8% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 42.5% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 45.5% | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 45.9% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 50.3% | +9.5% |
| 2008 | 48.9% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 49.3% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 49.4% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 54.7% | +10.7% |
| 2012 | 54.5% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 53.1% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 54.0% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 52.2% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 50.4% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 55.3% | +9.6% |
| 2018 | 56.8% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 57.2% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 58.5% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 59.6% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 60.5% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 61.4% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 61.8% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 35.7% | 35.2% | 36.5% | 9 |
| 1980s | 36.0% | 35.0% | 37.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.5% | 37.2% | 42.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.5% | 42.5% | 50.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.8% | 49.4% | 57.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.4% | 58.5% | 61.8% | 5 |
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More education data for GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 8.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.70 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 5.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.05 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 61.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 61.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.0% in 1981.
- How does GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 51st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Upper Middle Income 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