Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)
ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436): Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 27.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) is 27.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) peaked at 27.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.9%, in 1970.
That places ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) 181st out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 12.9% | — |
| 1971 | 13.4% | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 13.1% | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 13.3% | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 13.2% | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 13.3% | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 13.6% | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 14.0% | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 14.1% | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 14.2% | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 14.4% | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 14.9% | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 14.9% | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 15.0% | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 15.4% | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 15.7% | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 16.0% | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 16.5% | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 17.6% | +6.6% |
| 1989 | 18.3% | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 18.7% | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 19.3% | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 19.4% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 21.0% | +8.3% |
| 1994 | 23.7% | +12.8% |
| 1995 | 23.7% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 23.5% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 23.5% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 24.0% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 24.1% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 24.0% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 24.1% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 24.4% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 24.6% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 24.7% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 25.1% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 25.3% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 25.5% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 25.8% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 26.1% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 26.4% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 26.7% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 26.8% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 26.7% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 26.7% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 26.8% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 26.7% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 26.7% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 26.8% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 26.7% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 26.9% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 27.2% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 27.4% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 27.5% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 27.6% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.5% | 12.9% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.9% | 14.4% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.1% | 18.7% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.0% | 24.0% | 26.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.7% | 26.4% | 26.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.3% | 26.9% | 27.6% | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.09 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 86,143 (2005)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.3531 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) was 27.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
- The highest recorded value was 27.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9% in 1970.
- How does ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) ranks 181st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) 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