Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)
ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120): Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 17.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
17.9%
Change on year
down 1.0%
Rank
216th
of 221 groups
All-time high
18.7%
in 2016
All-time low
10.8%
in 1983
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120), 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) is 17.9%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) peaked at 18.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 10.8%, in 1983.
That places ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) 216th out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 12.2% | — |
| 1971 | 13.0% | +7.2% |
| 1972 | 12.7% | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 12.3% | -3.4% |
| 1974 | 12.0% | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 12.0% | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 11.7% | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 11.6% | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 11.2% | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 11.1% | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 10.9% | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 11.3% | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 11.1% | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 10.8% | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 11.7% | +8.9% |
| 1985 | 11.7% | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 12.3% | +4.7% |
| 1987 | 12.7% | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 12.7% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 13.1% | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 13.1% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 12.7% | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 13.4% | +5.9% |
| 1993 | 13.0% | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 13.4% | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 14.1% | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 14.6% | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 14.6% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 15.0% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 15.2% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 15.9% | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 14.8% | -6.5% |
| 2002 | 15.1% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 15.1% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 15.0% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 15.2% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 15.2% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 15.8% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 15.2% | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 14.6% | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 14.5% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 15.5% | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 16.1% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 16.1% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 16.6% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 17.0% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 18.7% | +10.0% |
| 2017 | 18.0% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 17.6% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 17.9% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 17.5% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 17.4% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 18.1% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 17.9% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.0% | 11.1% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.8% | 10.8% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.9% | 12.7% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.2% | 14.6% | 15.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.8% | 14.5% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.7% | 17.4% | 18.1% | 4 |
More education data for ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.9 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.79 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.94 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.39 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.16 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.94 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.77 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) was 17.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
- The highest recorded value was 18.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.8% in 1983.
- How does ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) ranks 216th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) 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