Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)
ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506): Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 27.9% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506), 1972–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2016, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) stood at 27.9%.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) peaked at 28.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 16.9%, in 1979.
ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) ranks 180th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom 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 ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 18.7% | — |
| 1973 | 20.1% | +7.3% |
| 1974 | 19.5% | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 19.4% | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 19.6% | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 18.5% | -5.3% |
| 1978 | 18.8% | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 16.9% | -10.3% |
| 1980 | 17.6% | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 17.4% | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 17.3% | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 18.0% | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 18.2% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 20.0% | +9.9% |
| 1986 | 20.2% | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 20.6% | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 21.0% | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 21.2% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 21.4% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 21.5% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 21.7% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 21.5% | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 21.4% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 21.3% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 21.2% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 21.0% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 20.4% | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 19.4% | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 19.6% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 20.6% | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 21.5% | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 22.5% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 23.8% | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 24.3% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 24.7% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 24.9% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 26.0% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 27.0% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 27.1% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 27.3% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 28.0% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 27.9% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.9% | 16.9% | 20.1% | 8 |
| 1980s | 19.2% | 17.3% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.1% | 19.4% | 21.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.7% | 19.6% | 24.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 27.2% | 26.0% | 28.0% | 6 |
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 9.63 million (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.82 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 20.78 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 826,402 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 858,973 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1.69 million (2020)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 583,636 (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 348,275 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.69 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.55 % change on previous year (2020)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) was 27.9% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)?
- The highest recorded value was 28.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.9% in 1979.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) ranks 180th out of 221 groups with data for 2016.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) 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