Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 55.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
55.6%
Change on year
up 1.1%
Rank
98th
of 221 groups
All-time high
55.6%
in 2024
All-time low
44.1%
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2024
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries stood at 55.6%. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries peaked at 55.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 44.1%, in 1970.
That places UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 98th 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 54 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 44.1% | — |
| 1972 | 50.1% | +13.5% |
| 1973 | 49.0% | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 44.3% | -9.6% |
| 1975 | 48.5% | +9.5% |
| 1976 | 47.8% | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 46.6% | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 45.6% | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 44.3% | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 46.6% | +5.4% |
| 1981 | 45.6% | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 46.8% | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 47.1% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 47.2% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 45.1% | -4.4% |
| 1986 | 46.8% | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 47.1% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 47.1% | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 47.1% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 46.6% | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 47.0% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 47.2% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 47.7% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 47.9% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 48.2% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 48.6% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 49.0% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 50.1% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 51.5% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 50.4% | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 50.6% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 50.7% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 50.9% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 50.7% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 50.7% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 50.2% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 49.8% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 50.0% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 50.4% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 50.6% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 51.1% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 51.2% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 52.0% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 51.9% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 52.0% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 52.0% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 52.8% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 53.1% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 53.5% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 53.7% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 54.2% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 54.6% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 55.0% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 55.6% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 46.7% | 44.1% | 50.1% | 9 |
| 1980s | 46.7% | 45.1% | 47.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.4% | 46.6% | 51.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.4% | 49.8% | 50.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.0% | 50.6% | 53.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.6% | 53.7% | 55.6% | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 569.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8422 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 274.67 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6486 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 345.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 294.84 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries was 55.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 55.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.1% in 1970.
- How does UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 98th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: All Unicef 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