Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia
SDG: Central and Southern Asia: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 51.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Central and Southern Asia recorded 51.6% for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia peaked at 51.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 29.0%, in 1970.
SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 119th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 29.0% | — |
| 1971 | 36.8% | +27.1% |
| 1972 | 37.2% | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 37.0% | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 30.7% | -17.0% |
| 1975 | 37.6% | +22.6% |
| 1976 | 37.8% | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 37.9% | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 37.8% | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 32.8% | -13.3% |
| 1980 | 37.4% | +14.0% |
| 1981 | 37.1% | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 37.4% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 37.1% | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 37.6% | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 35.4% | -5.7% |
| 1986 | 37.9% | +7.1% |
| 1987 | 38.7% | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 38.9% | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 39.0% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 37.7% | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 38.0% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 38.3% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 39.2% | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 39.4% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 39.6% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 39.8% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 40.0% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 40.2% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 40.8% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 40.8% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 41.1% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 40.9% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 41.0% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 40.7% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 40.8% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 41.6% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 42.0% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 42.5% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 43.2% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 43.6% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 44.4% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 44.4% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 47.5% | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 46.3% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 46.4% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 46.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 47.2% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 46.8% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 48.3% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 48.8% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 49.3% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 50.0% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 50.8% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 51.6% | +1.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +27.1% | 29.0% | 36.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 35.5% | 29.0% | 37.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 37.7% | 35.4% | 39.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.3% | 37.7% | 40.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.5% | 40.7% | 43.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.1% | 43.6% | 48.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.1% | 48.8% | 51.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Central and Southern Asia
- 116 Netherlands 57.2% compare
- 117 Jordan 57.1% compare
- 118 Monaco 56.9% compare
- 119 Seychelles 56.8% compare
- 120 Tunisia 56.6% compare
- 121 Pakistan 56.3% compare
- 122 Palestine, State of 56.1% compare
More education data for SDG: Central and Southern Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 92.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 58.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 99.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3161 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 192.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.4111 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 8.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia was 51.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 51.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.0% in 1970.
- How does SDG: Central and Southern Asia rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 119th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Central and Southern 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