Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)
UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas): Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 22.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas), 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) is 22.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) peaked at 22.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.3%, in 2007.
UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) ranks 220th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 18.1% | — |
| 1976 | 18.0% | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 17.6% | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 17.3% | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 17.3% | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 17.7% | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 17.2% | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 17.0% | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 17.5% | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 17.4% | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 17.6% | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 17.8% | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 17.2% | -3.8% |
| 1989 | 17.5% | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 17.5% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 17.7% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 17.9% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 18.3% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 19.2% | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 18.9% | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 18.6% | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 18.2% | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 17.9% | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 17.4% | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 17.1% | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 17.3% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 17.0% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 16.9% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 16.6% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 16.4% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 15.8% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 15.3% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 17.5% | +13.9% |
| 2009 | 16.7% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 16.6% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 16.2% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 19.8% | +22.1% |
| 2013 | 18.7% | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 18.8% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 19.4% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 19.3% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 19.3% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 19.7% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 20.0% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 20.9% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 21.8% | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 22.3% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 22.5% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 22.9% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.8% | 17.3% | 18.1% | 4 |
| 1980s | 17.4% | 17.0% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.2% | 17.4% | 19.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.7% | 15.3% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.8% | 16.2% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.1% | 20.9% | 22.9% | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.18 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.04 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9308 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.14 million (2024)
All data for UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) was 22.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)?
- The highest recorded value was 22.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.3% in 2007.
- How does UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) ranks 220th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) 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