Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417): Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 58.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), 1999–2024
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 and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) is 58.4%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) peaked at 60.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 53.0%, in 2004.
That places ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 5th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 53.9% | — |
| 2000 | 54.2% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 54.0% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 54.7% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 53.8% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 53.0% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 53.7% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 55.8% | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 55.8% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 54.9% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 55.4% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 55.7% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 56.1% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 56.6% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 57.6% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 56.2% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 57.1% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 57.8% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 58.4% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 60.5% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 59.8% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 59.2% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 58.7% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 58.4% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 59.1% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 58.4% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.9% | 53.9% | 53.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 54.5% | 53.0% | 55.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.6% | 55.7% | 60.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.8% | 58.4% | 59.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
- 2 Myanmar 84.5% compare
- 3 Kazakhstan 67.3% compare
- 4 Kyrgyzstan 65.9% compare
- 5 Armenia 63.5% compare
- 6 British Virgin Islands 63.2% compare
- 7 Azerbaijan 62.0% compare
- 8 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 61.9% compare
More education data for ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.33 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 742,097 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7388 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7525 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 26,983 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.20 million (2024)
All data for ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) was 58.4% 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 and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- The highest recorded value was 60.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.0% in 2004.
- How does ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) ranks 5th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 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