Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Gulf Area
UNICEF: Gulf Area: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 56.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
56.4%
Change on year
up 1.2%
Rank
95th
of 221 groups
All-time high
57.1%
in 2019
All-time low
31.1%
in 1978
Years of data
47
1978–2024
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Gulf Area, 1978–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: Gulf Area recorded 56.4% for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Gulf Area peaked at 57.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 31.1%, in 1978.
That places UNICEF: Gulf Area 95th 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 47 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Gulf Area, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 31.1% | — |
| 1979 | 37.6% | +21.0% |
| 1980 | 32.2% | -14.4% |
| 1981 | 33.1% | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 34.1% | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 35.0% | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 35.9% | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 36.8% | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 37.7% | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 38.5% | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 39.4% | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 40.4% | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 41.2% | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 41.7% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 42.8% | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 43.7% | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 44.5% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 45.3% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 46.2% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 47.1% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 48.0% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 48.8% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 49.5% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 50.4% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 51.1% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 52.0% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 52.8% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 53.7% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 53.7% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 53.6% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 57.0% | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 53.8% | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 54.2% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 54.3% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 54.6% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 54.7% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 53.6% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 55.2% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 55.1% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 55.1% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 55.4% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 57.1% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 56.3% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 56.7% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 56.4% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 55.8% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 56.4% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 34.3% | 31.1% | 37.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 36.3% | 32.2% | 40.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.9% | 41.2% | 48.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.8% | 49.5% | 57.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.9% | 53.6% | 57.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.3% | 55.8% | 56.7% | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Gulf Area
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0178 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7367 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 796,027 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 18.72 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Gulf Area was 56.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The highest recorded value was 57.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.1% in 1978.
- How does UNICEF: Gulf Area rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 95th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Gulf Area 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