Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)
ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507): Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 48.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507), 1991–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) stood at 48.5%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) peaked at 48.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 32.3%, in 1991.
ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) ranks 40th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 32.3% | — |
| 2000 | 36.5% | +12.9% |
| 2001 | 37.1% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 37.3% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 37.0% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 37.9% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 38.3% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 38.5% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 38.6% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 38.6% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 38.9% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 39.6% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 39.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 39.9% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 40.8% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 41.9% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 42.6% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 42.1% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 42.3% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 43.5% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 44.4% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 45.1% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 45.3% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 46.0% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 47.2% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 48.5% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.3% | 32.3% | 32.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 37.9% | 36.5% | 38.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.7% | 39.6% | 44.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.4% | 45.1% | 48.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.68 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 657,497 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 5.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.45 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) was 48.5% 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 Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)?
- The highest recorded value was 48.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.3% in 1991.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) ranks 40th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) 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