Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 50.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, 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 UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries is 50.2%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries peaked at 50.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 30.9%, in 1971.
That places UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 129th 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 UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 31.4% | — |
| 1971 | 30.9% | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 31.6% | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 32.1% | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 32.5% | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 33.1% | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 33.1% | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 33.4% | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 33.0% | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 33.9% | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 32.8% | -3.2% |
| 1981 | 33.2% | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 33.5% | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 33.6% | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 35.3% | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 35.6% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 36.3% | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 37.0% | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 37.7% | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 38.5% | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 39.5% | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 39.8% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 40.4% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 40.8% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 41.3% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 41.8% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 42.1% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 42.3% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 43.0% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 43.8% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 43.8% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 44.1% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 44.5% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 45.1% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 45.5% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 45.9% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 46.3% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 46.6% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 47.4% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 47.3% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 47.6% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 47.9% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 48.4% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 48.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 48.2% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 48.6% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 48.7% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 48.9% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 49.3% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 49.5% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 49.6% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 49.8% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 50.2% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 49.8% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 50.2% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32.5% | 30.9% | 33.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 35.3% | 32.8% | 38.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 41.5% | 39.5% | 43.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.7% | 43.8% | 47.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.5% | 47.6% | 49.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.9% | 49.6% | 50.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
- 126 Türkiye 55.8% compare
- 127 Luxembourg 55.6% compare
- 128 Maldives 55.5% compare
- 129 El Salvador 55.3% compare
- 130 Lesotho 55.2% compare
- 131 Hong Kong, China 55.2% compare
- 132 Guatemala 54.9% compare
More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.93 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 22.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 24.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3301 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.99 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries was 50.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 50.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.9% in 1971.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 129th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme 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