Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407): Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 41.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
41.3%
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
128th
of 221 groups
All-time high
41.3%
in 2023
All-time low
33.0%
in 1970
Years of data
49
1970–2023
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407), 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) stood at 41.3%. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) peaked at 41.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 33.0%, in 1970.
ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) ranks 128th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 33.0% | — |
| 1976 | 39.4% | +19.5% |
| 1977 | 39.4% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 39.2% | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 38.8% | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 39.0% | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 38.6% | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 38.0% | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 38.2% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 38.4% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 38.4% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 38.6% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 38.3% | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 38.0% | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 38.0% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 37.9% | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 38.0% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 38.0% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 38.0% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 37.9% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 37.7% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 36.6% | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 35.7% | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 34.9% | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 33.9% | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 34.8% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 35.9% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 35.6% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 36.6% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 35.4% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 36.7% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 37.3% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 38.0% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 37.2% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 37.2% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 36.8% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 36.9% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 37.6% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 38.0% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 38.6% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 38.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 38.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 40.3% | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 40.4% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 40.5% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 41.1% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 41.3% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 41.3% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 41.3% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 38.0% | 33.0% | 39.4% | 5 |
| 1980s | 38.3% | 38.0% | 39.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 36.9% | 33.9% | 38.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.5% | 34.8% | 38.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.6% | 36.8% | 40.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.2% | 41.1% | 41.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
- 125 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 34.0% compare
- 126 Iran, Islamic Republic of 34.0% compare
- 127 New Caledonia 33.9% compare
- 128 Trinidad and Tobago 33.8% compare
- 129 Jordan 33.4% compare
- 130 Fiji 33.2% compare
- 131 Dominica 32.4% compare
More education data for ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 27.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 24.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 9.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 5.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 544,032 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 10.58 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) was 41.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- The highest recorded value was 41.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.0% in 1970.
- How does ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) ranks 128th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) 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