Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 51.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
51.0%
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
122nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
51.0%
in 2022
All-time low
31.8%
in 1973
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, 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 is 51.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa peaked at 51.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 31.8%, in 1973.
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 122nd of 221 groups on this measure, 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, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 32.4% | — |
| 1971 | 32.0% | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 32.6% | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 31.8% | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 32.2% | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 32.8% | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 33.0% | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 33.4% | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 33.0% | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 34.1% | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 33.0% | -3.1% |
| 1981 | 33.4% | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 33.7% | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 33.9% | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 35.6% | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 36.0% | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 36.6% | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 37.4% | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 38.1% | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 39.0% | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 40.0% | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 40.3% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 41.0% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 41.4% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 42.0% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 42.5% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 42.7% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 43.1% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 43.9% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 44.6% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 44.5% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 44.9% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 45.3% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 45.9% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 46.2% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 46.7% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 47.0% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 47.3% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 48.1% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 48.0% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 48.3% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 48.6% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 49.0% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 49.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 48.9% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 49.3% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 49.4% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 49.6% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 50.0% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 50.2% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 50.4% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 50.5% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 51.0% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 50.6% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 51.0% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32.7% | 31.8% | 34.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 35.7% | 33.0% | 39.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 42.1% | 40.0% | 44.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.4% | 44.5% | 48.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.2% | 48.3% | 50.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.7% | 50.4% | 51.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5257 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.11 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa was 51.0% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 51.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.8% in 1973.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 122nd 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa 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