Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)

ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508): Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 45.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
45.8%
Change on year
up 3.1%
Rank
58th
of 221 groups
All-time high
45.8%
in 2024
All-time low
30.2%
in 1970
Years of data
40
1970–2024

Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), 1970–2024

010203040501970199720241970: 30.2 %1986: 32 %1987: 31.6 %1988: 32.2 %1989: 31.2 %1990: 31 %1991: 30.3 %1992: 31.2 %1993: 31.8 %1994: 32.3 %1995: 32.7 %1996: 33.2 %1997: 33.4 %1998: 33.8 %1999: 34 %2000: 33.7 %2001: 34.1 %2002: 34.3 %2003: 34.1 %2004: 35.2 %2005: 35.6 %2006: 35.8 %2007: 35.9 %2008: 36.1 %2009: 36.4 %2010: 37 %2011: 36.9 %2012: 37.6 %2013: 38.5 %2014: 39.6 %2015: 40.3 %2016: 39.9 %2017: 40.1 %2018: 41.2 %2019: 42 %2020: 42.6 %2021: 42.8 %2022: 43.4 %2023: 44.4 %2024: 45.8 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) recorded 45.8% for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% 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: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) peaked at 45.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 30.2%, in 1970.

That places ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 58th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.

Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), year by year

Annual values for Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female (%) in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), 1970 to 2024.
Year % Change
1970 30.2%
1986 32.0% +6.0%
1987 31.6% -1.1%
1988 32.2% +1.7%
1989 31.2% -3.1%
1990 31.0% -0.6%
1991 30.3% -2.2%
1992 31.2% +2.8%
1993 31.8% +2.1%
1994 32.3% +1.7%
1995 32.7% +1.2%
1996 33.2% +1.4%
1997 33.4% +0.7%
1998 33.8% +1.2%
1999 34.0% +0.4%
2000 33.7% -0.9%
2001 34.1% +1.2%
2002 34.3% +0.7%
2003 34.1% -0.5%
2004 35.2% +3.3%
2005 35.6% +1.1%
2006 35.8% +0.5%
2007 35.9% +0.3%
2008 36.1% +0.5%
2009 36.4% +0.9%
2010 37.0% +1.6%
2011 36.9% -0.2%
2012 37.6% +1.9%
2013 38.5% +2.5%
2014 39.6% +2.7%
2015 40.3% +1.8%
2016 39.9% -1.0%
2017 40.1% +0.6%
2018 41.2% +2.8%
2019 42.0% +1.8%
2020 42.6% +1.5%
2021 42.8% +0.5%
2022 43.4% +1.5%
2023 44.4% +2.2%
2024 45.8% +3.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 30.2% 30.2% 30.2% 1
1980s 31.7% 31.2% 32.2% 4
1990s 32.4% 30.3% 34.0% 10
2000s 35.1% 33.7% 36.4% 10
2010s 39.3% 36.9% 42.0% 10
2020s 43.8% 42.6% 45.8% 5

Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)

  1. 55 Malaysia 49.4% compare
  2. 56 United States Virgin Islands 49.4% compare
  3. 57 Israel 49.3% compare
  4. 58 Brunei Darussalam 49.0% compare
  5. 59 Honduras 48.9% compare
  6. 60 Barbados 48.7% compare
  7. 61 Argentina 48.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) was 45.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
The highest recorded value was 45.8% in 2024.
What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
The lowest recorded value was 30.2% in 1970.
How does ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 58th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 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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Indicator
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
393 places, 12,643 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release