Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc): Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 26.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
26.2%
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
210th
of 221 groups
All-time high
32.4%
in 1974
All-time low
22.8%
in 2005
Years of data
52
1973–2024
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) is 26.2%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) peaked at 32.4% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 22.8%, in 2005.
That places WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) 210th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 29.5% | — |
| 1974 | 32.4% | +9.9% |
| 1975 | 28.7% | -11.4% |
| 1976 | 31.6% | +10.3% |
| 1977 | 31.2% | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 30.3% | -3.1% |
| 1979 | 29.6% | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 29.1% | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 28.4% | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 28.3% | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 28.1% | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 28.0% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 28.0% | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 28.2% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 27.9% | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 26.9% | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 26.8% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 26.6% | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 26.6% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 26.8% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 27.0% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 27.0% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 26.6% | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 26.4% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 26.4% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 26.2% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 26.0% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 24.9% | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 24.5% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 24.0% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 23.4% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 23.3% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 22.8% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 23.9% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 23.1% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 23.7% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 23.5% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 23.7% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 23.6% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 24.5% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 24.2% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 24.3% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 24.7% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 24.6% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 24.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 24.9% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 24.8% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 25.1% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 25.5% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 25.8% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 26.1% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 26.2% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 30.5% | 28.7% | 32.4% | 7 |
| 1980s | 28.0% | 26.8% | 29.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.6% | 26.0% | 27.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.7% | 22.8% | 24.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.4% | 23.6% | 24.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.7% | 25.1% | 26.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
- 207 Equatorial Guinea 8.4% compare
- 208 Liberia 6.7% compare
- 209 Guinea-Bissau 6.2% compare
- 210 Guinea 5.4% compare
More education data for WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.79 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 25.42 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.88 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 29.13 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.19 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.57 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.23 million (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) was 26.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- The highest recorded value was 32.4% in 1974.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.8% in 2005.
- How does WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 210th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) 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