Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 32.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
32.1%
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
201st
of 221 groups
All-time high
38.8%
in 1994
All-time low
31.7%
in 2019
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, 1990–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern recorded 32.1% for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in 2024.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 38.8% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 31.7%, in 2019.
That places WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 201st out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 38.3% | — |
| 1991 | 38.7% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 38.7% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 38.4% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 38.8% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 37.7% | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 37.0% | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 36.4% | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 35.6% | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 35.2% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 34.6% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 34.7% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 33.8% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 33.5% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 33.5% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 32.7% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 32.6% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 32.0% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 32.5% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 32.5% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 32.6% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 32.8% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 32.8% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 32.7% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 33.4% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 33.2% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 32.2% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 32.0% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 32.1% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 31.7% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 31.8% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 32.1% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 32.0% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 32.0% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 32.1% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.5% | 35.2% | 38.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.2% | 32.0% | 34.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.5% | 31.7% | 33.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.0% | 31.8% | 32.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
- 198 Côte d'Ivoire 17.4% compare
- 199 Sierra Leone 14.0% compare
- 200 Somalia 13.5% compare
- 201 Mali 13.3% compare
- 202 Benin 12.2% compare
- 203 Congo 11.8% compare
- 204 Mauritania 11.2% compare
More education data for WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.71 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.23 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.92 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.91 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.18 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.98 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9717 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 46.07 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern was 32.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 38.8% in 1994.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.7% in 2019.
- How does WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 201st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 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