Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in MDG: Developed Regions
MDG: Developed Regions: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 45.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
45.4%
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
62nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
45.5%
in 2023
All-time low
33.9%
in 1976
Years of data
51
1974–2024
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in MDG: Developed Regions, 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in MDG: Developed Regions is 45.4%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in MDG: Developed Regions peaked at 45.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 33.9%, in 1976.
MDG: Developed Regions ranks 62nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in MDG: Developed Regions, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 34.1% | — |
| 1975 | 34.0% | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 33.9% | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 34.0% | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 34.2% | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 34.4% | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 34.5% | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 34.5% | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 34.5% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 34.6% | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 34.8% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 35.0% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 34.9% | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 35.2% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 35.1% | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 35.4% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 35.7% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 36.0% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 36.0% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 34.9% | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 36.4% | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 36.9% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 36.7% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 37.2% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 38.1% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 39.1% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 39.0% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 39.8% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 39.8% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 39.9% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 40.4% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 41.0% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 41.9% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 42.4% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 42.6% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 42.9% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 43.3% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 43.7% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 44.0% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 44.8% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 44.7% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 44.8% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 44.9% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 45.1% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 45.4% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 45.0% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 45.0% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 45.1% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 45.4% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 45.5% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 45.4% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 34.1% | 33.9% | 34.4% | 6 |
| 1980s | 34.9% | 34.5% | 35.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 36.7% | 34.9% | 39.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.0% | 39.0% | 42.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.6% | 43.3% | 45.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.3% | 45.0% | 45.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Developed Regions
More education data for MDG: Developed Regions
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.432 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 99.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.4349 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 38.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.4289 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 36.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 18.18 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.55 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 749,754 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.70 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in MDG: Developed Regions?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in MDG: Developed Regions was 45.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in MDG: Developed Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 45.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in MDG: Developed Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.9% in 1976.
- How does MDG: Developed Regions rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- MDG: Developed Regions ranks 62nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in MDG: Developed Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Developed Regions 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