Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in SDG: Western Asia
SDG: Western Asia: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 57.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
57.3%
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
85th
of 221 groups
All-time high
57.3%
in 2024
All-time low
46.2%
in 1981
Years of data
51
1970–2024
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in SDG: Western Asia, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in SDG: Western Asia stood at 57.3%. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in SDG: Western Asia peaked at 57.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 46.2%, in 1981.
SDG: Western Asia ranks 85th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in SDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 46.6% | — |
| 1975 | 46.5% | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 48.9% | +5.1% |
| 1977 | 48.6% | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 48.0% | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 54.1% | +12.6% |
| 1980 | 47.9% | -11.4% |
| 1981 | 46.2% | -3.5% |
| 1982 | 48.0% | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 48.0% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 48.5% | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 47.0% | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 47.6% | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 49.6% | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 50.1% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 48.8% | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 49.7% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 50.1% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 49.9% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 49.5% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 49.4% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 49.9% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 50.8% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 52.0% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 53.7% | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 54.5% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 54.8% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 54.5% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 54.5% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 54.5% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 54.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 54.9% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 54.8% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 54.7% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 55.5% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 54.7% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 54.6% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 54.4% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 54.6% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 54.3% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 54.2% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 54.8% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 55.0% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 55.9% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 56.4% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 57.0% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 57.0% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 57.1% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 57.3% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 57.1% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 57.3% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 48.8% | 46.5% | 54.1% | 6 |
| 1980s | 48.2% | 46.2% | 50.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.9% | 49.4% | 54.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.7% | 54.5% | 55.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.1% | 54.2% | 57.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.2% | 57.0% | 57.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Western Asia
More education data for SDG: Western Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.9495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.49 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7535 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.901 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0164 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in SDG: Western Asia?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in SDG: Western Asia was 57.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 57.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.2% in 1981.
- How does SDG: Western Asia rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- SDG: Western Asia ranks 85th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in SDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 51 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release