Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 33.8% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 1987–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) is 33.8%, measured in 2016.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.3% over five years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 35.5% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 30.4%, in 1987.
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 160th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 30.4% | — |
| 1988 | 30.4% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 32.0% | +5.2% |
| 1990 | 32.4% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 32.5% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 32.4% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 33.5% | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 35.3% | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 35.5% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 34.9% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 34.3% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 34.2% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 33.7% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 33.8% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 30.9% | 30.4% | 32.0% | 3 |
| 1990s | 33.6% | 32.4% | 35.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 34.2% | 33.7% | 34.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
More education data for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.2683 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6859 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14.16 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 33.8% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 35.5% in 1995.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.4% in 1987.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 160th out of 221 groups with data for 2016.
- Where does this ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 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