Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102): Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 20.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
20.9%
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
209th
of 221 groups
All-time high
21.9%
in 2016
All-time low
9.5%
in 1983
Years of data
48
1970–2021
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), 1970–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) is 20.9%, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 35.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) peaked at 21.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 1983.
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 209th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 11.2% | — |
| 1972 | 11.9% | +6.2% |
| 1975 | 11.2% | -6.2% |
| 1977 | 10.7% | -4.1% |
| 1978 | 10.7% | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 10.3% | -3.4% |
| 1980 | 10.1% | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 10.0% | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 9.5% | -4.9% |
| 1983 | 9.5% | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 10.7% | +13.4% |
| 1985 | 11.0% | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 10.9% | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 11.3% | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 11.1% | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 11.4% | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 11.4% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 11.0% | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 11.6% | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 11.6% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 11.9% | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 12.5% | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 13.2% | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 13.7% | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 14.5% | +6.1% |
| 1999 | 15.2% | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 15.5% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 14.7% | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 14.4% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 14.0% | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 13.6% | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 13.7% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 13.5% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 14.0% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 13.9% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 13.7% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 14.1% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 15.4% | +9.2% |
| 2012 | 15.6% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 16.2% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 18.7% | +15.3% |
| 2015 | 19.8% | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 21.9% | +10.6% |
| 2017 | 21.6% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 21.4% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 21.4% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 20.9% | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 20.9% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.0% | 10.3% | 11.9% | 6 |
| 1980s | 10.6% | 9.5% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.7% | 11.0% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.1% | 13.5% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.6% | 14.1% | 21.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.9% | 20.9% | 20.9% | 2 |
More education data for ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.43 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.95 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.58 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.51 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9236 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 41.20 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) was 20.9% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The highest recorded value was 21.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 1983.
- How does ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 209th out of 221 groups with data for 2021.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) 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