Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 43.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024, 1981–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 stood at 43.3%.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 49.1% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 42.7%, in 2019.
GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 ranks 93rd of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 49.1% | — |
| 1982 | 48.1% | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 47.7% | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 47.3% | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 46.9% | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 46.2% | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 46.8% | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 45.7% | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 45.3% | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 45.1% | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 45.4% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 45.9% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 46.3% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 46.9% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 47.6% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 47.7% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 48.2% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 47.8% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 47.3% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 47.1% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 46.8% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 46.7% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 46.8% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 46.7% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 45.8% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 45.4% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 45.0% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 44.5% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 43.5% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 43.1% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 44.0% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 43.4% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 43.1% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 43.8% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 43.4% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 43.9% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 43.5% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 42.9% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 42.7% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 42.8% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 43.7% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 44.1% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 43.3% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 43.3% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 47.0% | 45.3% | 49.1% | 9 |
| 1990s | 46.8% | 45.1% | 48.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.9% | 43.5% | 47.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.4% | 42.7% | 44.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.4% | 42.8% | 44.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024
More education data for GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.037 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 48.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5106 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 102.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27.00 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.19 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 was 43.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 49.1% in 1981.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.7% in 2019.
- How does GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 ranks 93rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 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