Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in MDG: Western Asia
MDG: Western Asia: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 54.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
54.0%
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
108th
of 221 groups
All-time high
54.2%
in 2022
All-time low
31.7%
in 1971
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in MDG: Western Asia, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
MDG: Western Asia recorded 54.0% for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in 2023.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in MDG: Western Asia peaked at 54.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 31.7%, in 1971.
That places MDG: Western Asia 108th out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 MDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 33.5% | — |
| 1971 | 31.7% | -5.3% |
| 1972 | 31.9% | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 32.0% | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 32.2% | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 33.2% | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 32.8% | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 32.8% | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 32.6% | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 35.3% | +8.5% |
| 1980 | 33.4% | -5.3% |
| 1981 | 34.1% | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 34.8% | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 35.2% | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 36.1% | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 36.4% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 37.3% | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 38.3% | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 39.0% | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 39.7% | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 41.1% | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 41.6% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 42.2% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 42.7% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 43.1% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 43.8% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 44.1% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 45.1% | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 45.8% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 46.6% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 47.1% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 47.1% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 47.2% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 47.7% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 48.2% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 48.7% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 48.9% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 49.0% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 50.2% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 49.5% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 49.7% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 50.0% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 50.4% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 50.5% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 50.4% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 51.3% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 51.6% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 52.6% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 53.2% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 53.9% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 53.8% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 53.9% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 54.2% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 54.0% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32.8% | 31.7% | 35.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 36.4% | 33.4% | 39.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.6% | 41.1% | 46.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.4% | 47.1% | 50.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.4% | 49.7% | 53.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.0% | 53.8% | 54.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Western Asia
More education data for MDG: Western Asia
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.11 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.88 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.4264 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.72 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 517,916 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.70 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in MDG: Western Asia?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in MDG: Western Asia was 54.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 54.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.7% in 1971.
- How does MDG: Western Asia rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- MDG: Western Asia ranks 108th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in MDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Western Asia 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