Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 17.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1990–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 17.5% for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in 2021.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 18.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 14.0%, in 1999.
GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 217th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 15.7% | — |
| 1991 | 14.7% | -6.0% |
| 1992 | 14.8% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 14.6% | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 14.6% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 14.7% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 15.0% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 14.6% | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 14.0% | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 14.6% | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 14.4% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 14.7% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 14.5% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 14.9% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 15.2% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 15.0% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 15.5% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 15.3% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 15.0% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 15.0% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 15.7% | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 15.7% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 15.8% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 16.8% | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 17.4% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 18.4% | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 17.7% | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 17.8% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 17.7% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 17.6% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 17.5% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.8% | 14.0% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.9% | 14.4% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.8% | 15.0% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.6% | 17.5% | 17.6% | 2 |
More education data for GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.16 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.39 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 17.08 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9721 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9768 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 56.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 17.5% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 18.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 1999.
- How does GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 217th out of 221 groups with data for 2021.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Low 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