Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 52.7% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Latest (2013)
52.7%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
19th
of 221 groups
All-time high
59.1%
in 2011
All-time low
17.1%
in 1973
Years of data
43
1971–2013
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1971–2013
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2013, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 52.7%.
The figure is up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 59.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 17.1%, in 1973.
That places GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 19th out of 221 groups with data for 2013, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 17.6% | — |
| 1972 | 17.6% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 17.1% | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 19.2% | +12.1% |
| 1975 | 21.3% | +10.8% |
| 1976 | 23.4% | +9.8% |
| 1977 | 25.5% | +8.9% |
| 1978 | 27.6% | +8.2% |
| 1979 | 29.6% | +7.6% |
| 1980 | 28.2% | -5.0% |
| 1981 | 26.7% | -5.2% |
| 1982 | 27.5% | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 28.3% | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 29.2% | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 28.8% | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 22.6% | -21.7% |
| 1987 | 27.1% | +20.0% |
| 1988 | 31.6% | +16.7% |
| 1989 | 31.9% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 32.2% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 32.4% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 32.7% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 33.0% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 33.2% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 33.5% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 30.9% | -7.9% |
| 1997 | 32.8% | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 34.6% | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 36.5% | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 38.4% | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 40.3% | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 42.1% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 44.0% | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 45.9% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 44.5% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 48.4% | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 49.9% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 54.9% | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 44.3% | -19.3% |
| 2010 | 55.1% | +24.2% |
| 2011 | 59.1% | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 52.7% | -10.9% |
| 2013 | 52.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.1% | 17.1% | 29.6% | 9 |
| 1980s | 28.2% | 22.6% | 31.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.2% | 30.9% | 36.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.3% | 38.4% | 54.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.9% | 52.7% | 59.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
More education data for GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 44,742 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2013)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 15,673 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4,930 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 15,242 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31,146 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 91,199 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5,370 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 52.7% in 2013, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 59.1% in 2011.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.1% in 1973.
- How does GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 19th out of 221 groups with data for 2013.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: High Income Wb 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