Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411): Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 34.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
34.1%
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
159th
of 221 groups
All-time high
35.0%
in 2020
All-time low
20.5%
in 1974
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) recorded 34.1% for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) peaked at 35.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 20.5%, in 1974.
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 159th 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: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 24.7% | — |
| 1971 | 24.2% | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 23.0% | -4.8% |
| 1973 | 23.1% | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 20.5% | -11.6% |
| 1975 | 21.0% | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 20.5% | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 23.1% | +12.7% |
| 1978 | 22.3% | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 25.1% | +12.7% |
| 1980 | 24.9% | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 25.4% | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 23.6% | -7.2% |
| 1983 | 24.9% | +5.6% |
| 1984 | 25.4% | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 29.0% | +13.9% |
| 1986 | 27.8% | -3.8% |
| 1987 | 29.9% | +7.3% |
| 1988 | 27.3% | -8.8% |
| 1989 | 26.8% | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 25.2% | -6.0% |
| 1991 | 24.5% | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 24.0% | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 23.8% | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 24.4% | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 23.9% | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 24.7% | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 25.6% | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 26.5% | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 26.7% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 26.9% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 26.1% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 26.5% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 26.0% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 25.5% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 25.3% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 25.2% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 26.4% | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 28.5% | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 30.2% | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 29.7% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 29.5% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 29.0% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 29.4% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 29.0% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 30.8% | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 32.2% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 32.8% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 33.5% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 34.5% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 35.0% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 34.7% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 34.4% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 34.3% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 34.1% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.7% | 20.5% | 25.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.5% | 23.6% | 29.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.9% | 23.8% | 26.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.7% | 25.2% | 30.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.0% | 29.0% | 34.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.5% | 34.1% | 35.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
More education data for ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.4733 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.95 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.8789 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 508,954 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) was 34.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The highest recorded value was 35.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.5% in 1974.
- How does ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 159th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 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