Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in UIS: Central Asia
UIS: Central Asia: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 57.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
57.3%
Change on year
down 1.6%
Rank
7th
of 221 groups
All-time high
58.2%
in 2023
All-time low
47.2%
in 1998
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in UIS: Central Asia, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in UIS: Central Asia stood at 57.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in UIS: Central Asia peaked at 58.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 47.2%, in 1998.
UIS: Central Asia ranks 7th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in UIS: Central Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 47.2% | — |
| 1999 | 47.3% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 48.2% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 48.8% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 49.9% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 50.3% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 51.2% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 52.5% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 51.9% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 52.6% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 54.0% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 53.5% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 53.4% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 54.1% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 54.9% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 55.6% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 55.2% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 56.1% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 55.0% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 55.9% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 55.6% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 56.1% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 55.9% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 55.9% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 56.0% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 58.2% | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 57.3% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.2% | 47.2% | 47.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 51.3% | 48.2% | 54.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.2% | 53.4% | 56.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.6% | 55.9% | 58.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Central Asia
- 4 Kyrgyzstan 65.9% compare
- 5 Armenia 63.5% compare
- 6 British Virgin Islands 63.2% compare
- 7 Azerbaijan 62.0% compare
- 8 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 61.9% compare
- 9 Cuba 61.7% compare
- 10 Belarus 61.6% compare
More education data for UIS: Central Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 6.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.76 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 426,967 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.57 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in UIS: Central Asia?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in UIS: Central Asia was 57.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in UIS: Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 58.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in UIS: Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.2% in 1998.
- How does UIS: Central Asia rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- UIS: Central Asia ranks 7th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in UIS: Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: Central 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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February 2026 Data Release