Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101): Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 17.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
17.3%
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
218th
of 221 groups
All-time high
47.6%
in 2022
All-time low
11.1%
in 1993
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), 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 ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) is 17.3%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) peaked at 47.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11.1%, in 1993.
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 218th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 15.5% | — |
| 1971 | 15.5% | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 17.1% | +10.2% |
| 1973 | 17.5% | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 16.2% | -7.6% |
| 1975 | 13.6% | -15.9% |
| 1976 | 14.6% | +7.5% |
| 1977 | 14.0% | -4.3% |
| 1978 | 13.4% | -3.9% |
| 1979 | 13.1% | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 12.8% | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 13.6% | +6.3% |
| 1982 | 13.0% | -4.9% |
| 1983 | 13.1% | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 12.9% | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 12.3% | -4.4% |
| 1986 | 11.5% | -6.6% |
| 1987 | 11.9% | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 11.9% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 12.1% | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 11.8% | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 11.5% | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 11.3% | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 11.1% | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 11.3% | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 11.6% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 11.8% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 12.0% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 12.1% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 12.3% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 12.5% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 12.4% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 12.5% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 12.6% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 12.3% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 11.9% | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 12.0% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 12.1% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 12.9% | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 12.7% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 12.9% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 12.7% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 14.0% | +10.9% |
| 2013 | 14.7% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 14.7% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 16.7% | +13.2% |
| 2016 | 17.1% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 17.6% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 17.2% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 19.1% | +11.5% |
| 2020 | 17.8% | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 30.7% | +72.6% |
| 2022 | 47.6% | +55.1% |
| 2023 | 17.4% | -63.4% |
| 2024 | 17.3% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.0% | 13.1% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.5% | 11.5% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.7% | 11.1% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.4% | 11.9% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.7% | 12.7% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.1% | 17.3% | 47.6% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.78 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 229,324 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) was 17.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The highest recorded value was 47.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.1% in 1993.
- How does ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 218th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) 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