Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 22.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1985–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 22.8%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 25.7% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 14.9%, in 1985.
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 203rd of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 14.9% | — |
| 1986 | 15.1% | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 16.0% | +6.1% |
| 1988 | 16.7% | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 17.5% | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 17.9% | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 18.1% | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 19.0% | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 19.6% | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 20.5% | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 21.5% | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 22.6% | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 23.6% | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 24.7% | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 25.7% | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 23.6% | -8.0% |
| 2001 | 21.8% | -7.9% |
| 2002 | 20.5% | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 19.2% | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 18.2% | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 17.8% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 17.5% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 17.4% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 17.0% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 15.8% | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 15.3% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 20.4% | +33.5% |
| 2012 | 20.8% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 21.2% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 21.3% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 21.8% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 22.3% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 22.2% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 22.0% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 22.1% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 21.8% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 22.8% | +4.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +33.5% | 15.3% | 20.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.0% | 14.9% | 17.5% | 5 |
| 1990s | 21.3% | 17.9% | 25.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.9% | 15.8% | 23.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.9% | 15.3% | 22.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.3% | 21.8% | 22.8% | 2 |
More education data for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 35.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 39.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.38 million (2021)
All data for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 22.8% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 25.7% in 1999.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.9% in 1985.
- How does GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 203rd out of 221 groups with data for 2021.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Sub-saharan Africa 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