Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India): Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 33.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
33.3%
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
170th
of 221 groups
All-time high
33.3%
in 2024
All-time low
11.6%
in 1972
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) is 33.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) peaked at 33.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 1972.
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 170th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 11.6% | — |
| 1971 | 11.7% | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 11.6% | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 11.7% | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 11.6% | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 12.3% | +5.9% |
| 1976 | 12.8% | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 13.1% | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 13.2% | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 14.2% | +7.1% |
| 1980 | 14.4% | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 15.3% | +5.8% |
| 1982 | 15.1% | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 15.8% | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 16.3% | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 18.1% | +10.8% |
| 1986 | 18.5% | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 18.6% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 18.5% | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 18.5% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 18.3% | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 18.7% | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 19.0% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 19.4% | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 19.7% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 20.1% | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 20.7% | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 19.8% | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 18.9% | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 18.0% | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 18.6% | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 19.6% | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 19.3% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 19.7% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 19.2% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 21.8% | +13.5% |
| 2006 | 23.0% | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 25.4% | +10.5% |
| 2008 | 23.8% | -6.6% |
| 2009 | 25.3% | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 25.0% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 25.9% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 27.2% | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 28.1% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 28.7% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 29.9% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 29.8% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 31.5% | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 31.8% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 32.9% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 33.2% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 33.2% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 33.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 33.1% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 33.3% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.4% | 11.6% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.9% | 14.4% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.3% | 18.0% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.6% | 18.6% | 25.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.1% | 25.0% | 32.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.2% | 33.1% | 33.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
More education data for MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.7828 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 24.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 26.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) was 33.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The highest recorded value was 33.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 1972.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 170th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 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