Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in MDG: Northern Africa
MDG: Northern Africa: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 47.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in MDG: Northern Africa, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in MDG: Northern Africa is 47.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in MDG: Northern Africa peaked at 47.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 35.7%, in 2000.
That places MDG: Northern Africa 47th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in MDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.7% | — |
| 2001 | 36.0% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 36.1% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 35.9% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 36.5% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 36.9% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 37.1% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 37.1% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 37.1% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 37.6% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 38.1% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 37.9% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 38.7% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 39.1% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 39.7% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 40.6% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 40.6% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 41.0% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 42.0% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 42.8% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 43.6% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 43.8% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 44.5% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 46.0% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 47.4% | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.6% | 35.7% | 37.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.0% | 37.9% | 42.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.1% | 43.6% | 47.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Northern Africa
More education data for MDG: Northern Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.37 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 697,877 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 5.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in MDG: Northern Africa?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in MDG: Northern Africa was 47.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in MDG: Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 47.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in MDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.7% in 2000.
- How does MDG: Northern Africa rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- MDG: Northern Africa ranks 47th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in MDG: Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Northern Africa 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release