Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 32.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
32.7%
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
173rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
32.7%
in 2024
All-time low
11.2%
in 1974
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 32.7%. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 32.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.2%, in 1974.
That places GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 173rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 11.4% | — |
| 1971 | 11.4% | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 11.7% | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 11.9% | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 11.2% | -5.6% |
| 1975 | 11.5% | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 12.0% | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 12.1% | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 12.0% | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 13.1% | +8.8% |
| 1980 | 13.1% | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 14.2% | +8.3% |
| 1982 | 13.5% | -4.7% |
| 1983 | 14.2% | +5.1% |
| 1984 | 14.8% | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 17.8% | +20.2% |
| 1986 | 18.2% | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 17.8% | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 17.2% | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 16.7% | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 15.8% | -5.0% |
| 1991 | 16.0% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 16.0% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 16.4% | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 16.8% | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 17.2% | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 17.8% | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 18.3% | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 18.9% | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 19.5% | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 20.2% | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 20.9% | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 21.5% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 21.7% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 22.9% | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 24.9% | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 25.9% | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 27.4% | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 28.3% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 29.3% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 28.6% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 27.9% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 27.6% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 28.2% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 27.3% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 29.0% | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 27.5% | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 28.9% | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 29.3% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 32.4% | +10.3% |
| 2020 | 32.6% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 32.5% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 32.4% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 32.4% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 32.7% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.8% | 11.2% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.7% | 13.1% | 18.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.3% | 15.8% | 19.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.3% | 20.2% | 29.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.7% | 27.3% | 32.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.5% | 32.4% | 32.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
- 170 Mauritania 7.4% compare
- 171 Democratic Republic of Congo 6.3% compare
- 172 Togo 6.1% compare
More education data for GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.41 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.26 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 32.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 32.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.2% in 1974.
- How does GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 173rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: South Asia 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