Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in MDG: Developed Regions
MDG: Developed Regions: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 65.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
65.6%
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
28th
of 221 groups
All-time high
65.7%
in 2021
All-time low
58.4%
in 1981
Years of data
44
1981–2024
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in MDG: Developed Regions, 1981–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
MDG: Developed Regions recorded 65.6% for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in MDG: Developed Regions peaked at 65.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 58.4%, in 1981.
MDG: Developed Regions ranks 28th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in MDG: Developed Regions, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 58.4% | — |
| 1982 | 59.3% | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 59.3% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 59.4% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 59.4% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 58.8% | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 59.0% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 59.0% | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 59.1% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 59.3% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 59.6% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 59.6% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 59.9% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 60.1% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 60.3% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 60.8% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 61.2% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 61.4% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 61.6% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 61.8% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 62.6% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 63.0% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 63.4% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 63.6% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 63.4% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 63.6% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 63.6% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 63.2% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 63.6% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 63.6% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 63.7% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 63.9% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 64.1% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 64.2% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 64.5% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 64.7% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 64.9% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 65.0% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 65.2% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 65.4% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 65.7% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 65.6% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 65.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 65.6% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 59.1% | 58.4% | 59.4% | 9 |
| 1990s | 60.4% | 59.3% | 61.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.2% | 61.8% | 63.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.4% | 63.6% | 65.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.6% | 65.4% | 65.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Developed Regions
More education data for MDG: Developed Regions
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.432 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 99.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.4349 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 38.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.4289 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 36.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 18.18 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.55 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 749,754 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.70 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in MDG: Developed Regions?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in MDG: Developed Regions was 65.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in MDG: Developed Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 65.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in MDG: Developed Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.4% in 1981.
- How does MDG: Developed Regions rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- MDG: Developed Regions ranks 28th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in MDG: Developed Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Developed Regions 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