Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)
ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300): Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 43.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
43.0%
Change on year
down 1.1%
Rank
102nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
44.6%
in 2009
All-time low
27.6%
in 1971
Years of data
54
1971–2024
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300), 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) is 43.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) peaked at 44.6% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 27.6%, in 1971.
ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) ranks 102nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 27.6% | — |
| 1972 | 28.1% | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 34.5% | +23.0% |
| 1974 | 28.8% | -16.6% |
| 1975 | 29.5% | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 30.4% | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 29.9% | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 31.3% | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 31.4% | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 32.8% | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 33.3% | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 35.3% | +6.1% |
| 1983 | 37.2% | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 39.2% | +5.6% |
| 1985 | 38.8% | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 36.7% | -5.6% |
| 1987 | 36.9% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 36.8% | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 36.6% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 37.7% | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 37.4% | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 37.7% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 37.4% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 37.4% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 38.6% | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 38.6% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 40.0% | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 39.7% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 39.6% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 40.1% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 40.5% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 42.9% | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 41.3% | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 41.1% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 42.3% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 42.9% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 42.5% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 43.5% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 44.6% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 44.1% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 42.6% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 42.3% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 41.4% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 41.4% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 41.5% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 41.7% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 41.9% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 42.1% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 42.2% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 42.3% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 42.4% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 42.7% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 43.4% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 43.0% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 30.2% | 27.6% | 34.5% | 9 |
| 1980s | 36.4% | 32.8% | 39.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.4% | 37.4% | 40.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.2% | 40.1% | 44.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.1% | 41.4% | 44.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.8% | 42.3% | 43.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)
- 99 Saint Kitts and Nevis 39.9% compare
- 100 Lao People's Democratic Republic 39.7% compare
- 101 Italy 39.7% compare
- 102 Mauritius 39.2% compare
- 103 Cape Verde 39.1% compare
- 104 Malta 39.0% compare
- 105 Oman 38.9% compare
More education data for ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 31.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.94 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 740,763 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4451 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.39 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) was 43.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- The highest recorded value was 44.6% in 2009.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.6% in 1971.
- How does ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) ranks 102nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) 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