Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420): Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 41.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) is 41.8%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) peaked at 41.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.6%, in 1971.
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 120th 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: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 15.6% | — |
| 1972 | 15.7% | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 15.8% | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 16.1% | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 16.2% | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 16.6% | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 17.1% | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 17.3% | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 18.0% | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 18.1% | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 18.4% | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 18.6% | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 19.1% | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 19.5% | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 20.7% | +6.2% |
| 1986 | 21.1% | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 21.2% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 22.2% | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 23.1% | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 24.0% | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 24.9% | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 26.4% | +5.7% |
| 1993 | 27.4% | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 28.4% | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 28.5% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 29.5% | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 30.0% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 31.5% | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 32.0% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 32.9% | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 33.1% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 32.9% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 32.8% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 34.9% | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 35.0% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 35.2% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 36.0% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 35.9% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 36.1% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 36.0% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 36.3% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 36.4% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 36.4% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 36.6% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 36.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 37.2% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 38.7% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 39.6% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 40.1% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 40.6% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 40.9% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 41.3% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 41.9% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 41.8% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.5% | 15.6% | 18.0% | 9 |
| 1980s | 20.2% | 18.1% | 23.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.2% | 24.0% | 32.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.5% | 32.8% | 36.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.4% | 36.0% | 40.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.3% | 40.6% | 41.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
More education data for ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.5261 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 100.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1925 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 93.84 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 108.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) was 41.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- The highest recorded value was 41.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.6% in 1971.
- How does ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 120th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 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