Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in GPE: Region 1
GPE: Region 1: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 39.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in GPE: Region 1, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in GPE: Region 1 is 39.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in GPE: Region 1 peaked at 39.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 33.7%, in 2013.
GPE: Region 1 ranks 145th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in GPE: Region 1, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 38.4% | — |
| 2003 | 37.5% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 37.6% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 37.6% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 37.2% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 37.1% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 36.7% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 35.8% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 34.9% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 34.2% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 34.0% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 33.7% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 34.3% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 35.0% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 35.4% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 35.3% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 36.3% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 36.6% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 37.4% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 37.4% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 37.3% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 38.3% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 39.2% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.2% | 35.8% | 38.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 35.0% | 33.7% | 36.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.9% | 37.3% | 39.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Region 1
More education data for GPE: Region 1
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.43 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.48 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 20.92 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.29 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.51 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in GPE: Region 1?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in GPE: Region 1 was 39.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in GPE: Region 1?
- The highest recorded value was 39.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in GPE: Region 1?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.7% in 2013.
- How does GPE: Region 1 rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- GPE: Region 1 ranks 145th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in GPE: Region 1?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this GPE: Region 1 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