Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428): Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 42.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
42.5%
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
114th
of 221 groups
All-time high
42.5%
in 2023
All-time low
15.4%
in 1971
Years of data
54
1971–2024
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) recorded 42.5% for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) peaked at 42.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.4%, in 1971.
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 114th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 15.4% | — |
| 1972 | 15.4% | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 15.6% | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 16.0% | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 15.9% | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 16.2% | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 16.8% | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 17.0% | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 17.8% | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 17.8% | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 18.1% | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 18.3% | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 18.7% | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 19.1% | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 20.3% | +6.5% |
| 1986 | 20.7% | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 20.7% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 21.7% | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 22.7% | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 23.6% | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 24.7% | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 26.4% | +6.8% |
| 1993 | 27.5% | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 28.6% | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 28.7% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 29.9% | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 31.0% | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 32.8% | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 33.8% | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 34.8% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 34.8% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 34.8% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 34.7% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 37.6% | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 37.4% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 37.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 37.7% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 37.9% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 38.0% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 37.8% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 37.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 37.6% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 37.5% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 37.3% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 37.2% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 37.8% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 39.2% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 40.2% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 40.6% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 41.0% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 41.4% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 41.8% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 42.5% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 42.5% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.2% | 15.4% | 17.8% | 9 |
| 1980s | 19.8% | 17.8% | 22.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.7% | 23.6% | 33.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.5% | 34.7% | 38.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.3% | 37.2% | 40.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.8% | 41.0% | 42.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
- 111 Tajikistan 37.3% compare
- 112 France 37.2% compare
- 113 Luxembourg 37.2% compare
- 114 Haiti 37.2% compare
- 115 Czechia 37.0% compare
- 116 Peru 36.8% compare
- 117 Syrian Arab Republic 36.7% compare
More education data for ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.6662 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.43 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 84.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1267 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 91.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 53.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 26.43 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) was 42.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The highest recorded value was 42.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.4% in 1971.
- How does ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 114th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 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