Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in SDG: Northern Africa
SDG: Northern Africa: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 46.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in SDG: Northern Africa, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in SDG: Northern Africa stood at 46.7%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in SDG: Northern Africa peaked at 46.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 35.5%, in 2000.
That places SDG: Northern Africa 50th 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 SDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.5% | — |
| 2001 | 35.8% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 35.9% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 35.7% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 36.2% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 36.6% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 36.8% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 36.7% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 36.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 37.2% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 37.7% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 37.5% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 38.2% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 38.5% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 39.2% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 40.2% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 40.2% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 40.6% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 41.6% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 42.3% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 43.1% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 43.2% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 43.9% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 45.3% | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 46.7% | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.3% | 35.5% | 37.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.6% | 37.5% | 42.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.4% | 43.1% | 46.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa
- 47 Belgium 50.4% compare
- 48 Serbia 50.2% compare
- 49 Turkmenistan 50.1% compare
- 50 North Macedonia 50.1% compare
- 51 Montenegro 50.1% compare
- 52 Panama 50.0% compare
- 53 Netherlands 49.9% compare
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.91 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 4.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 33.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.26 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in SDG: Northern Africa was 46.7% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 46.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.5% in 2000.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- SDG: Northern Africa ranks 50th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: 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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February 2026 Data Release