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
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), 1993–2016
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.65 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.13 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.22 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.86 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45.48 million (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) →
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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February 2026 Data Release