Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)

ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439): Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 19.6% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
19.6%
Change on year
up 2.8%
Rank
213th
of 221 groups
All-time high
21.3%
in 1993
All-time low
18.5%
in 2013
Years of data
24
1993–2016

Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), 1993–2016

051015201993200420161993: 21.3 %1994: 21.2 %1995: 21.1 %1996: 21.1 %1997: 21.1 %1998: 21 %1999: 20.8 %2000: 20.8 %2001: 20.5 %2002: 20.5 %2003: 20.3 %2004: 20.2 %2005: 20.3 %2006: 20.1 %2007: 20.3 %2008: 19.9 %2009: 19.3 %2010: 18.9 %2011: 19 %2012: 18.8 %2013: 18.5 %2014: 18.9 %2015: 19.1 %2016: 19.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2016, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) stood at 19.6%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) peaked at 21.3% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 18.5%, in 2013.

ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 213th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), year by year

Annual values for Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female (%) in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), 1993 to 2016.
Year % Change
1993 21.3%
1994 21.2% -0.7%
1995 21.1% -0.2%
1996 21.1% +0.0%
1997 21.1% +0.1%
1998 21.0% -0.8%
1999 20.8% -0.9%
2000 20.8% -0.2%
2001 20.5% -1.3%
2002 20.5% +0.1%
2003 20.3% -1.1%
2004 20.2% -0.2%
2005 20.3% +0.1%
2006 20.1% -0.9%
2007 20.3% +0.9%
2008 19.9% -1.6%
2009 19.3% -3.3%
2010 18.9% -1.9%
2011 19.0% +0.5%
2012 18.8% -1.2%
2013 18.5% -1.7%
2014 18.9% +2.3%
2015 19.1% +1.3%
2016 19.6% +2.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 21.1% 20.8% 21.3% 7
2000s 20.2% 19.3% 20.8% 10
2010s 19.0% 18.5% 19.6% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) was 19.6% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
The highest recorded value was 21.3% in 1993.
What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
The lowest recorded value was 18.5% in 2013.
How does ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 213th out of 221 groups with data for 2016.
Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 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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Indicator
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
393 places, 12,643 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release