Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 43.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
43.8%
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
89th
of 221 groups
All-time high
44.4%
in 1979
All-time low
40.1%
in 1990
Years of data
46
1979–2024
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1979–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 43.8% for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 44.4% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 40.1%, in 1990.
GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 89th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 44.4% | — |
| 1980 | 44.3% | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 43.2% | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 42.4% | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 42.4% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 42.2% | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 42.1% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 41.6% | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 41.9% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 41.0% | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 40.7% | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 40.1% | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 40.5% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 40.8% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 41.4% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 42.1% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 42.7% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 42.9% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 43.5% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 43.2% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 43.3% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 43.4% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 43.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 43.6% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 43.9% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 43.8% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 43.6% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 43.3% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 43.2% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 43.3% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 42.9% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 42.2% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 42.6% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 42.5% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 42.7% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 42.7% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 42.6% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 42.8% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 42.6% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 42.7% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 42.7% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 43.0% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 43.8% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 44.3% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 43.7% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 43.8% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 44.4% | 44.4% | 44.4% | 1 |
| 1980s | 42.2% | 40.7% | 44.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 42.1% | 40.1% | 43.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.4% | 42.9% | 43.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.6% | 42.2% | 42.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.7% | 43.0% | 44.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
More education data for GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 64.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 67.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 132.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.324 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 43.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 44.4% in 1979.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.1% in 1990.
- How does GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 89th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this GPE: Lower Middle 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