Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries
ALECSO: Gulf Countries: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 44.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries is 44.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
The figure is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries peaked at 44.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 1970.
That places ALECSO: Gulf Countries 68th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7.8% | — |
| 1977 | 12.3% | +57.6% |
| 1978 | 17.5% | +41.8% |
| 1979 | 20.1% | +14.9% |
| 1980 | 20.8% | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 19.6% | -6.1% |
| 1982 | 21.3% | +8.9% |
| 1983 | 23.2% | +9.2% |
| 1984 | 24.2% | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 25.1% | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 25.0% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 30.1% | +20.4% |
| 1988 | 29.9% | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 26.8% | -10.1% |
| 1990 | 25.3% | -5.6% |
| 1991 | 24.7% | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 25.3% | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 25.8% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 22.8% | -11.6% |
| 1995 | 23.9% | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 24.8% | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 25.1% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 27.2% | +8.0% |
| 1999 | 30.0% | +10.4% |
| 2000 | 29.8% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 30.1% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 30.0% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 30.2% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 30.4% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 30.4% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 30.9% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 32.0% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 32.4% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 32.8% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 34.3% | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 35.6% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 35.2% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 36.7% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 37.9% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 37.7% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 38.5% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 38.8% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 38.9% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 39.7% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 39.6% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 40.7% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 40.7% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 42.2% | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 44.9% | +6.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +57.6% | 7.8% | 12.3% |
| 1978 | +41.8% | 12.3% | 17.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.4% | 7.8% | 20.1% | 4 |
| 1980s | 24.6% | 19.6% | 30.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.5% | 22.8% | 30.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.9% | 29.8% | 32.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.3% | 34.3% | 39.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.6% | 39.6% | 44.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Gulf Countries
More education data for ALECSO: Gulf Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 21.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5138 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 895,823 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -6.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 18.25 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries was 44.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 44.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 1970.
- How does ALECSO: Gulf Countries rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- ALECSO: Gulf Countries ranks 68th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Gulf Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release