Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 43.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) stood at 43.9%. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) peaked at 43.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.5%, in 1970.
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 80th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 13.5% | — |
| 1977 | 28.0% | +107.9% |
| 1981 | 29.7% | +6.3% |
| 1982 | 30.0% | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 30.8% | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 30.4% | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 30.6% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 29.9% | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 30.4% | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 30.4% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 29.4% | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 28.9% | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 28.0% | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 29.1% | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 29.8% | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 29.4% | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 30.2% | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 30.9% | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 31.3% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 31.8% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 32.3% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 32.0% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 32.5% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 32.8% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 32.7% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 33.9% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 34.1% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 34.2% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 34.3% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 34.4% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 34.5% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 35.3% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 35.4% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 35.7% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 36.7% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 38.0% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 38.5% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 38.3% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 38.6% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 39.4% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 40.1% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 40.6% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 41.1% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 41.5% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 42.4% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 43.9% | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.7% | 13.5% | 28.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 30.2% | 29.4% | 30.8% | 9 |
| 1990s | 30.2% | 28.0% | 32.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.5% | 32.0% | 34.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.6% | 35.3% | 40.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.9% | 40.6% | 43.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
More education data for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 16.59 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.304 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6427 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6849 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 23.71 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) was 43.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The highest recorded value was 43.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.5% in 1970.
- How does ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 80th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 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