Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103): Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 46.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103), 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) recorded 46.6% for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) peaked at 46.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 35.5%, in 2000.
ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) ranks 52nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.5% | — |
| 2001 | 35.7% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 35.9% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 35.6% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 36.2% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 36.5% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 36.7% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 36.7% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 36.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 37.2% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 37.7% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 37.4% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 38.1% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 38.5% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 39.1% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 40.1% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 40.1% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 40.5% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 41.5% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 42.2% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 43.0% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 43.1% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 43.8% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 45.2% | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 46.6% | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.3% | 35.5% | 37.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.5% | 37.4% | 42.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.3% | 43.0% | 46.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
- 49 Turkmenistan 50.1% compare
- 50 North Macedonia 50.1% compare
- 51 Montenegro 50.1% compare
- 52 Panama 50.0% compare
- 53 Netherlands 49.9% compare
- 54 Estonia 49.7% compare
- 55 Malaysia 49.4% compare
More education data for ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9256 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.06 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 875,090 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 4.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 16.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.24 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) was 46.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- The highest recorded value was 46.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.5% in 2000.
- How does ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) ranks 52nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) 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