Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)
ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121): Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 27.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
27.3%
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
182nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
28.9%
in 2002
All-time low
19.7%
in 1978
Years of data
47
1978–2024
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121), 1978–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) is 27.3%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) peaked at 28.9% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 19.7%, in 1978.
ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) ranks 182nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 19.7% | — |
| 1979 | 19.9% | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 19.9% | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 20.3% | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 19.7% | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 19.8% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 21.0% | +6.0% |
| 1985 | 20.8% | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 21.2% | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 21.7% | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 22.2% | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 23.3% | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 23.8% | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 23.6% | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 24.1% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 25.1% | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 27.0% | +7.6% |
| 1995 | 27.6% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 27.8% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 28.0% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 28.6% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 28.8% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 28.2% | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 28.4% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 28.9% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 28.5% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 27.8% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 27.9% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 28.0% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 27.1% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 26.1% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 24.9% | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 24.3% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 24.7% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 25.2% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 25.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 25.5% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 25.8% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 26.5% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 26.3% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 26.3% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 26.6% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 26.5% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 26.8% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 27.6% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 27.3% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 27.3% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.8% | 19.7% | 19.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 21.0% | 19.7% | 23.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.4% | 23.6% | 28.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.6% | 24.9% | 28.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.6% | 24.3% | 26.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.1% | 26.5% | 27.6% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.0646 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.75 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.47 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.51 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.7113 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.6599 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) was 27.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- The highest recorded value was 28.9% in 2002.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.7% in 1978.
- How does ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) ranks 182nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) 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