Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 43.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
43.0%
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
98th
of 221 groups
All-time high
43.0%
in 2023
All-time low
26.5%
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) is 43.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 43.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 26.5%, in 1970.
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 98th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 26.5% | — |
| 1971 | 35.0% | +32.1% |
| 1972 | 34.5% | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 34.2% | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 28.9% | -15.5% |
| 1975 | 33.5% | +15.9% |
| 1976 | 33.8% | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 34.0% | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 33.9% | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 34.2% | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 33.7% | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 33.4% | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 33.7% | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 33.2% | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 33.4% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 33.5% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 33.4% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 33.3% | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 33.1% | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 33.3% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 32.9% | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 33.3% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 32.6% | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 31.5% | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 32.9% | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 34.5% | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 34.9% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 35.7% | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 37.5% | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 38.7% | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 38.6% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 38.9% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 39.2% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 39.1% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 39.2% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 39.8% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 40.1% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 40.7% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 40.8% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 41.3% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 41.3% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 41.5% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 41.2% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 41.6% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 41.7% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 41.8% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 41.9% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 42.5% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 42.8% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 42.5% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 42.6% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 42.7% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 42.8% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 43.0% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 43.0% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32.9% | 26.5% | 35.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 33.4% | 33.1% | 33.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.4% | 31.5% | 38.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.8% | 38.6% | 41.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.9% | 41.2% | 42.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.8% | 42.6% | 43.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- 95 Samoa 40.6% compare
- 96 Colombia 40.3% compare
- 97 El Salvador 40.0% compare
- 98 Switzerland 39.9% compare
- 99 Saint Kitts and Nevis 39.9% compare
- 100 Lao People's Democratic Republic 39.7% compare
- 101 Italy 39.7% compare
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 390.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6175 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 187.37 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 18.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3795 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 198.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 203.58 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 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 ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 43.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.5% in 1970.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 98th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 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