Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434): Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 45.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), 1996–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) stood at 45.1%. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) peaked at 45.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40.3%, in 1997.
That places ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 66th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 40.5% | — |
| 1997 | 40.3% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 40.7% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 40.6% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 41.2% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 41.5% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 42.1% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 42.8% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 42.5% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 43.4% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 42.9% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 42.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 44.3% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 44.6% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 43.4% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 42.9% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 42.4% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 42.6% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 42.4% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 43.1% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 42.9% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 43.8% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 43.7% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 44.6% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 44.8% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 44.6% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 44.4% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 44.7% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 45.1% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.5% | 40.3% | 40.7% | 4 |
| 2000s | 42.8% | 41.2% | 44.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.2% | 42.4% | 44.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.7% | 44.4% | 45.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
- 63 Slovenia 48.1% compare
- 64 Saudi Arabia 48.1% compare
- 65 Uzbekistan 47.8% compare
- 66 Slovakia 47.8% compare
- 67 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 47.8% compare
- 68 Sweden 47.7% compare
- 69 Portugal 47.5% compare
More education data for ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8137 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.10 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1.52 million (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.65 million (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.1447 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 40.76 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45.96 million (2021)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 22.06 million (2021)
All data for ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) was 45.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The highest recorded value was 45.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.3% in 1997.
- How does ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 66th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 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