Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100): Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 33.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), 1988–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) is 33.5%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) peaked at 33.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 26.5%, in 1991.
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 162nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 27.2% | — |
| 1989 | 27.1% | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 27.1% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 26.5% | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 27.3% | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 28.1% | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 29.2% | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 29.8% | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 30.4% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 31.0% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 31.8% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 32.3% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 31.4% | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 30.9% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 30.7% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 29.8% | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 29.8% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 29.6% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 29.5% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 29.2% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 28.6% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 27.9% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 27.5% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 29.1% | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 29.5% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 29.9% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 30.3% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 31.2% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 31.3% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 31.3% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 31.7% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 31.9% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 32.1% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 32.6% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 33.7% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 33.0% | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 33.5% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 27.2% | 27.1% | 27.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 29.4% | 26.5% | 32.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.8% | 27.9% | 31.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.4% | 27.5% | 31.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.0% | 32.1% | 33.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
More education data for ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 50.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 9.24 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) was 33.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The highest recorded value was 33.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.5% in 1991.
- How does ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 162nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) 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