Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438): Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 43.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 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: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) is 43.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) peaked at 43.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 24.1%, in 1974.
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 90th 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: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 32.1% | — |
| 1972 | 32.3% | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 31.9% | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 24.1% | -24.7% |
| 1975 | 31.5% | +30.9% |
| 1976 | 30.8% | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 31.8% | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 31.9% | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 32.6% | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 31.6% | -3.1% |
| 1981 | 31.1% | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 31.4% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 31.2% | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 31.1% | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 31.8% | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 31.5% | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 31.7% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 32.3% | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 32.5% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 32.6% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 33.3% | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 32.4% | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 33.5% | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 34.6% | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 37.0% | +6.9% |
| 1996 | 37.4% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 38.2% | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 37.9% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 38.2% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 38.8% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 39.0% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 38.9% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 39.1% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 39.8% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 39.8% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 39.8% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 39.9% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 39.5% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 39.5% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 39.1% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 39.2% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 39.3% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 39.4% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 39.6% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 39.4% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 39.7% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 40.7% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 41.3% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 41.6% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 42.1% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 42.6% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 43.1% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 43.3% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 43.4% | +0.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +30.9% | 24.1% | 31.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 31.0% | 24.1% | 32.6% | 9 |
| 1980s | 31.6% | 31.1% | 32.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.5% | 32.4% | 38.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.4% | 38.8% | 39.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.9% | 39.1% | 41.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.9% | 42.1% | 43.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0831 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 143.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4555 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 135.85 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 181.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.5884 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) was 43.4% 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 Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- The highest recorded value was 43.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.1% in 1974.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 90th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 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