Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 52.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
52.8%
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
113th
of 221 groups
All-time high
52.8%
in 2022
All-time low
27.3%
in 1971
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) stood at 52.8%.
The figure is up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 52.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 27.3%, in 1971.
That places WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 113th out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 28.0% | — |
| 1971 | 27.3% | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 28.7% | +5.1% |
| 1973 | 29.6% | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 30.4% | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 31.4% | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 31.9% | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 32.3% | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 31.9% | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 31.1% | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 31.4% | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 31.5% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 31.7% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 31.8% | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 33.5% | +5.3% |
| 1985 | 33.9% | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 34.5% | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 35.2% | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 35.8% | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 36.4% | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 37.5% | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 38.0% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 38.5% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 39.0% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 39.5% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 40.1% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 40.4% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 40.7% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 41.6% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 42.5% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 42.5% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 42.9% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 43.4% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 44.0% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 44.3% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 45.0% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 45.2% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 45.5% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 45.9% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 46.3% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 46.8% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 47.3% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 48.0% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 48.2% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 48.5% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 48.7% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 49.1% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 50.2% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 50.3% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 50.7% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 51.3% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 51.9% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 52.8% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 52.8% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 30.3% | 27.3% | 32.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 33.6% | 31.4% | 36.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.8% | 37.5% | 42.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.5% | 42.5% | 46.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.8% | 46.8% | 50.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.2% | 51.3% | 52.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.80 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) was 52.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 52.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.3% in 1971.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 113th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 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