Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)
ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425): Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 51.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
51.2%
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
24th
of 221 groups
All-time high
51.3%
in 2023
All-time low
26.5%
in 1975
Years of data
51
1974–2024
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425), 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) is 51.2%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) peaked at 51.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 26.5%, in 1975.
That places ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) 24th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 26.5% | — |
| 1975 | 26.5% | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 26.9% | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 27.5% | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 28.0% | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 28.5% | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 29.1% | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 29.6% | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 30.1% | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 30.6% | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 31.1% | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 31.7% | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 32.3% | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 32.7% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 33.2% | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 34.1% | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 35.0% | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 34.9% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 35.4% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 36.0% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 37.9% | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 37.8% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 38.0% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 39.1% | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 40.1% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 41.1% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 41.2% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 41.7% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 42.1% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 42.8% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 43.6% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 44.2% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 44.9% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 45.6% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 46.2% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 46.6% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 47.1% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 47.7% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 48.2% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 48.7% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 49.1% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 49.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 49.2% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 49.4% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 49.6% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 49.9% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 50.3% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 50.5% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 50.9% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 51.3% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 51.2% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.3% | 26.5% | 28.5% | 6 |
| 1980s | 31.4% | 29.1% | 34.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.5% | 34.9% | 41.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.9% | 41.2% | 46.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.8% | 47.1% | 49.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.8% | 50.3% | 51.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)
More education data for ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.12 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.2591 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3042 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3046 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -3.89 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) was 51.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)?
- The highest recorded value was 51.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.5% in 1975.
- How does ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) ranks 24th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) 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