Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in SDG: Least Developed Countries
SDG: Least Developed Countries: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 28.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
28.6%
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
207th
of 221 groups
All-time high
28.6%
in 2024
All-time low
22.8%
in 1979
Years of data
53
1972–2024
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in SDG: Least Developed Countries is 28.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 28.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 22.8%, in 1979.
SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 207th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in SDG: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 25.4% | — |
| 1973 | 25.1% | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 24.4% | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 23.8% | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 23.8% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 23.3% | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 23.1% | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 22.8% | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 22.9% | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 23.3% | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 23.3% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 23.3% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 23.7% | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 24.1% | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 25.5% | +6.0% |
| 1987 | 26.2% | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 26.8% | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 27.0% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 27.5% | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 27.7% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 27.6% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 27.8% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 27.5% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 27.0% | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 25.8% | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 25.1% | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 24.2% | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 23.9% | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 23.7% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 23.8% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 23.4% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 23.3% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 23.9% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 23.3% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 24.0% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 23.9% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 24.2% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 24.3% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 24.2% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 24.9% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 24.9% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 25.0% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 25.3% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 26.2% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 26.7% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 26.5% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 26.8% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 26.9% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 27.5% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 27.7% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 28.0% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 28.4% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 28.6% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.0% | 22.8% | 25.4% | 8 |
| 1980s | 24.6% | 22.9% | 27.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.4% | 23.9% | 27.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.8% | 23.3% | 24.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.8% | 24.2% | 26.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.0% | 27.5% | 28.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Least Developed Countries
- 204 Mauritania 11.2% compare
- 205 Comoros 10.7% compare
- 206 Chad 10.1% compare
- 207 Equatorial Guinea 8.4% compare
- 208 Liberia 6.7% compare
- 209 Guinea-Bissau 6.2% compare
- 210 Guinea 5.4% compare
More education data for SDG: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 75.92 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 36.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 11.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.684 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.32 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7503 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 87.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in SDG: Least Developed Countries was 28.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 28.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.8% in 1979.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 207th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Least Developed Countries 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