Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 43.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
43.1%
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
95th
of 221 groups
All-time high
43.2%
in 2023
All-time low
22.8%
in 1974
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in MDG: Developing Regions, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
MDG: Developing Regions recorded 43.1% for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in MDG: Developing Regions peaked at 43.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 22.8%, in 1974.
That places MDG: Developing Regions 95th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 MDG: Developing Regions, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 24.0% | — |
| 1971 | 25.8% | +7.8% |
| 1972 | 25.8% | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 28.4% | +9.9% |
| 1974 | 22.8% | -19.5% |
| 1975 | 26.2% | +14.9% |
| 1976 | 27.2% | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 27.4% | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 28.2% | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 28.6% | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 28.8% | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 28.8% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 29.8% | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 30.2% | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 32.8% | +8.7% |
| 1985 | 33.0% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 30.8% | -6.6% |
| 1987 | 31.2% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 31.0% | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 31.4% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 31.3% | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 31.6% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 31.6% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 31.5% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 32.2% | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 34.6% | +7.3% |
| 1996 | 35.0% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 36.7% | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 37.2% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 38.2% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 38.6% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 38.9% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 39.6% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 39.2% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 39.3% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 39.9% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 39.9% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 40.3% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 40.8% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 41.2% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 41.1% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 41.0% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 40.8% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 40.6% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 40.9% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 41.1% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 41.2% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 41.7% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 41.9% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 42.1% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 42.4% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 42.6% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 42.9% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 43.2% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 43.1% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.4% | 22.8% | 28.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 30.8% | 28.8% | 33.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.0% | 31.3% | 38.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.8% | 38.6% | 41.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.3% | 40.6% | 42.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.8% | 42.4% | 43.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Developing Regions
More education data for MDG: Developing Regions
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 552.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8747 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 266.40 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6758 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 339.76 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 286.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in MDG: Developing Regions was 43.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 43.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.8% in 1974.
- How does MDG: Developing Regions rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- MDG: Developing Regions ranks 95th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Developing 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