Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)
ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112): Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 34.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112), 1986–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) is 34.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) peaked at 34.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27.0%, in 1991.
That places ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) 156th 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 39 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 27.2% | — |
| 1987 | 27.7% | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 28.4% | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 27.5% | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 27.6% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 27.0% | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 28.2% | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 29.2% | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 30.1% | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 30.8% | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 31.5% | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 32.1% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 32.9% | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 33.5% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 32.4% | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 31.9% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 31.5% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 30.5% | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 30.8% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 30.4% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 30.2% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 29.8% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 29.0% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 28.4% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 27.8% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 30.2% | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 31.0% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 31.3% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 31.1% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 32.2% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 31.7% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 31.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 32.3% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 32.4% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 32.9% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 33.1% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 33.4% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 33.9% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 34.6% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 27.7% | 27.2% | 28.4% | 4 |
| 1990s | 30.3% | 27.0% | 33.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.5% | 28.4% | 32.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.2% | 27.8% | 32.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.6% | 32.9% | 34.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)
- 153 Djibouti 16.5% compare
- 154 Sierra Leone 14.6% compare
- 155 Burundi 14.5% compare
- 156 Côte d'Ivoire 14.0% compare
- 157 Eritrea 13.8% compare
- 158 Afghanistan 13.7% compare
- 159 Congo 13.3% compare
More education data for ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 25.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 26.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.25 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 11.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.44 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) was 34.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)?
- The highest recorded value was 34.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.0% in 1991.
- How does ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) ranks 156th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) 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