Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in UNESCO: Sids
UNESCO: Sids: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 54.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in UNESCO: Sids, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in UNESCO: Sids is 54.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in UNESCO: Sids peaked at 54.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 44.4%, in 1971.
That places UNESCO: Sids 102nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 UNESCO: Sids, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 46.9% | — |
| 1971 | 44.4% | -5.3% |
| 1972 | 44.4% | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 44.7% | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 45.2% | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 45.5% | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 46.4% | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 46.1% | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 46.4% | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 46.6% | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 46.8% | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 46.7% | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 46.0% | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 46.6% | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 46.0% | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 48.3% | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 48.3% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 50.2% | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 50.0% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 50.5% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 49.9% | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 50.1% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 47.8% | -4.6% |
| 1993 | 48.9% | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 49.1% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 48.7% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 49.9% | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 51.1% | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 50.3% | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 51.1% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 51.1% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 51.5% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 50.2% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 49.2% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 48.9% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 48.5% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 49.3% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 49.8% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 50.5% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 52.2% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 51.7% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 50.5% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 50.8% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 51.8% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 52.3% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 53.4% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 52.5% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 52.1% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 52.7% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 53.4% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 53.1% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 53.2% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 54.0% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 54.6% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 54.9% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 45.7% | 44.4% | 46.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.9% | 46.0% | 50.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.7% | 47.8% | 51.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.1% | 48.5% | 52.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.1% | 50.5% | 53.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.0% | 53.1% | 54.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNESCO: Sids
More education data for UNESCO: Sids
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 131,313 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0307 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -3.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 569,310 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -3.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 850,086 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.0239 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.42 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in UNESCO: Sids?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in UNESCO: Sids was 54.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in UNESCO: Sids?
- The highest recorded value was 54.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in UNESCO: Sids?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.4% in 1971.
- How does UNESCO: Sids rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- UNESCO: Sids ranks 102nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in UNESCO: Sids?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNESCO: Sids 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