Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 46.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia recorded 46.2% for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 46.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 24.7%, in 1970.
That places SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 54th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 24.7% | — |
| 1977 | 34.8% | +40.6% |
| 1978 | 36.6% | +5.2% |
| 1982 | 35.3% | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 35.9% | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 35.9% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 37.2% | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 35.8% | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 35.9% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 34.4% | -4.2% |
| 1989 | 35.9% | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 35.7% | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 35.2% | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 36.5% | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 35.9% | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 35.7% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 35.6% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 35.6% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 36.2% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 36.7% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 36.9% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 37.0% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 37.2% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 37.6% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 37.3% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 38.1% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 38.4% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 38.0% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 38.4% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 38.8% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 38.6% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 39.1% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 39.4% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 39.7% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 40.3% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 41.1% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 41.6% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 41.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 42.0% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 42.6% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 43.2% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 43.6% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 43.8% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 44.2% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 45.2% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 46.2% | +2.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +40.6% | 24.7% | 34.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32.0% | 24.7% | 36.6% | 3 |
| 1980s | 35.8% | 34.4% | 37.2% | 8 |
| 1990s | 36.0% | 35.2% | 36.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.9% | 37.0% | 38.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.1% | 39.1% | 43.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.6% | 43.6% | 46.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- 51 Montenegro 50.1% compare
- 52 Panama 50.0% compare
- 53 Netherlands 49.9% compare
- 54 Estonia 49.7% compare
- 55 Malaysia 49.4% compare
- 56 United States Virgin Islands 49.4% compare
- 57 Israel 49.3% compare
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 61.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5703 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7875 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.40 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia was 46.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 46.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.7% in 1970.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 54th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 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