Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ALECSO: Mashriq Countries
ALECSO: Mashriq Countries: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 48.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ALECSO: Mashriq 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: Mashriq Countries is 48.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ALECSO: Mashriq Countries peaked at 48.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 29.9%, in 1970.
That places ALECSO: Mashriq Countries 41st out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ALECSO: Mashriq Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 29.9% | — |
| 1985 | 36.2% | +21.1% |
| 1986 | 35.9% | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 35.6% | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 35.4% | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 34.5% | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 34.0% | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 33.1% | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 34.3% | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 35.3% | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 36.3% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 38.9% | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 38.5% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 39.3% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 39.3% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 39.2% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 39.4% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 39.5% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 39.3% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 39.5% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 39.3% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 39.5% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 40.4% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 41.9% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 42.6% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 42.3% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 42.6% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 43.8% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 44.7% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 45.5% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 45.6% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 45.7% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 46.6% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 48.1% | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29.9% | 29.9% | 29.9% | 1 |
| 1980s | 35.5% | 34.5% | 36.2% | 5 |
| 1990s | 34.6% | 33.1% | 36.3% | 5 |
| 2000s | 39.2% | 38.5% | 39.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 41.6% | 39.3% | 44.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.3% | 45.5% | 48.1% | 5 |
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More education data for ALECSO: Mashriq Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5456 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2365 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2143 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.21 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ALECSO: Mashriq Countries?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ALECSO: Mashriq Countries was 48.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in ALECSO: Mashriq Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 48.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in ALECSO: Mashriq Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.9% in 1970.
- How does ALECSO: Mashriq Countries rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- ALECSO: Mashriq Countries ranks 41st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in ALECSO: Mashriq Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Mashriq 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