Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Réunion
Réunion: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 45.9% in 1996. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Réunion, 1971–1996
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Réunion recorded 45.9% for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in 1996. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Réunion peaked at 45.9% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 38.2%, in 1979.
Réunion ranks 159th of 210 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Réunion, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 41.3% | — |
| 1972 | 40.6% | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 40.3% | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 39.8% | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 39.9% | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 40.3% | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 40.3% | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 39.3% | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 38.2% | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 39.3% | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 39.3% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 44.3% | +12.6% |
| 1983 | 43.7% | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 44.2% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 45.9% | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 40.0% | 38.2% | 41.3% | 9 |
| 1980s | 42.2% | 39.3% | 44.3% | 5 |
| 1990s | 45.9% | 45.9% | 45.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Réunion
- 156 Central African Republic 46.8% compare
- 157 Peru 46.1% compare
- 158 Tajikistan 46.0%
- 160 French Polynesia 45.9% compare
- 161 Zimbabwe 45.7% compare
- 162 Togo 45.4% compare
More education data for Réunion
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2,781 (1987)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,136 (1987)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0501 % change on previous year (1997)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 35,938 (1994)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.59 % change on previous year (1996)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Réunion?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Réunion was 45.9% in 1996, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in Réunion?
- The highest recorded value was 45.9% in 1996.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in Réunion?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.2% in 1979.
- How does Réunion rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- Réunion ranks 159th out of 210 countries with data for 1996.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in Réunion?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Réunion 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release