Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd): 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
114th
of 221 groups
All-time high
52.8%
in 2022
All-time low
26.9%
in 1971
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd), 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) recorded 52.8% for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in 2023.
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 (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 52.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 26.9%, in 1971.
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 114th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 27.6% | — |
| 1971 | 26.9% | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 28.4% | +5.4% |
| 1973 | 29.3% | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 30.1% | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 31.2% | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 31.6% | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 32.1% | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 31.7% | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 30.9% | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 31.2% | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 31.4% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 31.5% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 31.7% | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 33.4% | +5.4% |
| 1985 | 33.8% | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 34.4% | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 35.1% | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 35.7% | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 36.3% | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 37.4% | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 37.9% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 38.4% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 38.9% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 39.4% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 40.0% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 40.4% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 40.7% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 41.5% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 42.4% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 42.5% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 42.9% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 43.3% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 44.0% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 44.2% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 44.9% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 45.1% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 45.4% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 45.9% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 46.3% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 46.7% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 47.2% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 47.9% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 48.1% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 48.5% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 48.6% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 49.0% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 50.2% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 50.2% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 50.6% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 51.2% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 51.8% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 52.8% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 52.8% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 30.0% | 26.9% | 32.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 33.4% | 31.2% | 36.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.7% | 37.4% | 42.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.5% | 42.5% | 46.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.7% | 46.7% | 50.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.2% | 51.2% | 52.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 6.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 28.76 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 40.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.95 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
- 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.9% in 1971.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 114th 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
- 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 (ida & Ibrd) 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