Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in SDG: Western Asia
SDG: Western Asia: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 45.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in SDG: Western Asia, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Western Asia recorded 45.1% for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in 2023. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in SDG: Western Asia peaked at 45.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 23.5%, in 1970.
SDG: Western Asia ranks 65th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in SDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 23.5% | — |
| 1975 | 34.2% | +45.4% |
| 1976 | 37.6% | +10.2% |
| 1977 | 34.0% | -9.7% |
| 1978 | 37.0% | +8.9% |
| 1979 | 36.2% | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 36.2% | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 35.8% | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 35.3% | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 36.0% | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 36.3% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 38.2% | +5.4% |
| 1986 | 36.8% | -3.8% |
| 1987 | 37.1% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 34.3% | -7.6% |
| 1989 | 37.1% | +8.2% |
| 1990 | 36.8% | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 36.4% | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 37.8% | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 36.8% | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 36.3% | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 36.1% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 36.1% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 36.8% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 37.2% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 37.4% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 37.8% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 38.0% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 38.5% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 38.2% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 39.1% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 39.4% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 38.7% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 39.3% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 40.0% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 39.4% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 40.0% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 40.4% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 40.4% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 41.3% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 42.1% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 42.4% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 42.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 42.7% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 43.1% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 43.6% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 43.9% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 44.2% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 44.3% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 45.1% | +2.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in SDG: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +45.4% | 23.5% | 34.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33.8% | 23.5% | 37.6% | 6 |
| 1980s | 36.3% | 34.3% | 38.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 36.8% | 36.1% | 37.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.9% | 37.8% | 40.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.8% | 40.0% | 43.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.4% | 43.9% | 45.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Western Asia
- 62 Lebanon 48.2% compare
- 63 Slovenia 48.1% compare
- 64 Saudi Arabia 48.1% compare
- 65 Uzbekistan 47.8% compare
- 66 Slovakia 47.8% compare
- 67 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 47.8% compare
- 68 Sweden 47.7% compare
More education data for SDG: Western Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.9495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.49 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7535 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.901 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0164 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in SDG: Western Asia?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in SDG: Western Asia was 45.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 45.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.5% in 1970.
- How does SDG: Western Asia rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- SDG: Western Asia ranks 65th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in SDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: 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