Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200): Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 49.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
49.2%
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
30th
of 221 groups
All-time high
49.3%
in 2023
All-time low
36.3%
in 1976
Years of data
51
1974–2024
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) stood at 49.2%.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) peaked at 49.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 36.3%, in 1976.
That places ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 30th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 36.5% | — |
| 1975 | 36.4% | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 36.3% | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 36.5% | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 36.7% | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 36.9% | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 37.0% | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 37.0% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 37.0% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 37.2% | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 37.4% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 37.7% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 37.6% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 37.9% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 37.7% | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 37.9% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 38.2% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 38.6% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 38.6% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 38.6% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 39.0% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 39.5% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 39.9% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 40.7% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 41.0% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 42.1% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 42.7% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 43.4% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 43.4% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 43.3% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 43.8% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 44.4% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 45.3% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 45.7% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 45.9% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 46.2% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 46.5% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 47.0% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 47.3% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 48.1% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 48.1% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 48.2% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 48.4% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 48.6% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 49.0% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 48.5% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 48.6% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 48.8% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 49.1% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 49.3% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 49.2% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36.5% | 36.3% | 36.9% | 6 |
| 1980s | 37.4% | 37.0% | 37.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.6% | 38.2% | 42.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.4% | 42.7% | 46.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.0% | 46.5% | 49.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.0% | 48.6% | 49.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
More education data for ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 29.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 54.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.299 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 58.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.2912 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 38.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 794,026 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) was 49.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The highest recorded value was 49.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.3% in 1976.
- How does ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 30th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 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