Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437): Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 46.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), 1970–2023
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 Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) is 46.9%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) peaked at 48.8% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 38.4%, in 1994.
That places ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 49th out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 43.2% | — |
| 1983 | 43.0% | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 43.6% | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 42.9% | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 42.6% | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 41.7% | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 41.0% | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 40.6% | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 40.2% | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 40.2% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 39.8% | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 39.0% | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 38.4% | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 40.2% | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 42.1% | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 44.0% | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 45.9% | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 48.0% | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 48.4% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 48.4% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 48.2% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 47.4% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 46.7% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 45.8% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 46.3% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 46.9% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 47.0% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 48.0% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 48.3% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 48.8% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 48.5% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 48.7% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 47.8% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 48.2% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 48.0% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 48.2% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 48.4% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 47.7% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 47.4% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 47.1% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 46.9% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 46.9% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 43.2% | 43.2% | 43.2% | 1 |
| 1980s | 42.2% | 40.6% | 43.6% | 7 |
| 1990s | 41.8% | 38.4% | 48.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.3% | 45.8% | 48.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.3% | 47.7% | 48.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.1% | 46.9% | 47.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
- 46 Andorra 50.5% compare
- 47 Belgium 50.4% compare
- 48 Serbia 50.2% compare
- 49 Turkmenistan 50.1% compare
- 50 North Macedonia 50.1% compare
- 51 Montenegro 50.1% compare
- 52 Panama 50.0% compare
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 46.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.45 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 91.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 76.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.46 % 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: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) was 46.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- The highest recorded value was 48.8% in 2011.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.4% in 1994.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 49th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 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