Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126): Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 25.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), 1985–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) stood at 25.7%.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) peaked at 29.1% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 18.5%, in 1985.
That places ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 189th out of 221 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 18.5% | — |
| 1986 | 18.8% | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 19.7% | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 20.2% | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 21.4% | +5.6% |
| 1990 | 21.8% | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 21.8% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 22.4% | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 23.4% | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 25.2% | +7.4% |
| 1995 | 26.0% | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 26.8% | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 27.5% | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 28.3% | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 29.1% | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 27.8% | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 26.6% | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 26.1% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 25.0% | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 23.8% | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 23.4% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 23.3% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 22.9% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 22.1% | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 20.8% | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 19.9% | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 23.7% | +18.9% |
| 2012 | 23.9% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 24.1% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 24.2% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 24.7% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 25.2% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 25.2% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 24.9% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 25.2% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 24.9% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 25.7% | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19.7% | 18.5% | 21.4% | 5 |
| 1990s | 25.2% | 21.8% | 29.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.2% | 20.8% | 27.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.1% | 19.9% | 25.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.3% | 24.9% | 25.7% | 2 |
More education data for ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.89 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 38.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.52 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) was 25.7% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The highest recorded value was 29.1% in 1999.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.5% in 1985.
- How does ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 189th out of 221 groups with data for 2021.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 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