Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124): Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 22.6% in 2012. ▬ Flat
Latest (2012)
22.6%
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
204th
of 221 groups
All-time high
28.7%
in 1999
All-time low
10.9%
in 2010
Years of data
28
1985–2012
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), 1985–2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2012, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) stood at 22.6%.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) peaked at 28.7% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 2010.
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 204th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 11.9% | — |
| 1986 | 12.3% | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 13.4% | +9.4% |
| 1988 | 14.6% | +8.6% |
| 1989 | 15.8% | +8.4% |
| 1990 | 17.1% | +8.1% |
| 1991 | 18.5% | +8.0% |
| 1992 | 19.7% | +6.7% |
| 1993 | 20.8% | +5.5% |
| 1994 | 22.1% | +6.4% |
| 1995 | 23.5% | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 24.9% | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 26.1% | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 27.4% | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 28.7% | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 25.8% | -10.0% |
| 2001 | 23.2% | -10.1% |
| 2002 | 20.6% | -11.2% |
| 2003 | 18.0% | -12.9% |
| 2004 | 15.4% | -14.5% |
| 2005 | 14.6% | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 13.9% | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 13.2% | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 12.5% | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 11.5% | -7.8% |
| 2010 | 10.9% | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 22.6% | +106.7% |
| 2012 | 22.6% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.6% | 11.9% | 15.8% | 5 |
| 1990s | 22.9% | 17.1% | 28.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.9% | 11.5% | 25.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.7% | 10.9% | 22.6% | 3 |
More education data for ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 27.45 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3305 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 24.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7207 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 29.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2.27 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) was 22.6% in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The highest recorded value was 28.7% in 1999.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 2010.
- How does ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 204th out of 221 groups with data for 2012.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) 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