Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426): Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 42.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) stood at 42.6%. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% 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: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) peaked at 42.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 19.6%, in 1970.
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 110th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 19.6% | — |
| 1975 | 26.8% | +36.8% |
| 1977 | 26.7% | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 32.2% | +20.3% |
| 1979 | 31.3% | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 31.1% | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 29.7% | -4.6% |
| 1982 | 30.1% | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 30.6% | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 30.7% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 35.8% | +16.7% |
| 1986 | 31.1% | -13.1% |
| 1987 | 32.1% | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 30.6% | -4.7% |
| 1989 | 30.8% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 30.3% | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 30.4% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 34.2% | +12.5% |
| 1993 | 31.4% | -8.1% |
| 1994 | 32.1% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 30.7% | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 31.6% | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 32.6% | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 32.0% | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 32.3% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 32.3% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 32.9% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 33.3% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 33.5% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 34.4% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 34.5% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 34.5% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 35.0% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 35.1% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 35.1% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 35.9% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 36.6% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 36.7% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 37.9% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 39.2% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 39.2% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 39.1% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 39.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 39.5% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 40.3% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 40.2% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 40.7% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 41.0% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 41.3% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 42.6% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.3% | 19.6% | 32.2% | 5 |
| 1980s | 31.2% | 29.7% | 35.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.8% | 30.3% | 34.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.1% | 32.3% | 35.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.3% | 35.9% | 40.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.2% | 40.2% | 42.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
- 107 Korea 38.1% compare
- 108 Greece 37.7% compare
- 109 Ireland 37.6% compare
- 110 South Africa 37.4% compare
- 111 Tajikistan 37.3% compare
- 112 France 37.2% compare
- 113 Luxembourg 37.2% compare
More education data for ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.30 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -5.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.81 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.35 % change on previous year (2022)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) was 42.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The highest recorded value was 42.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.6% in 1970.
- How does ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 110th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) 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