Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in UNESCO: Sids
UNESCO: Sids: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 52.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
52.2%
Change on year
down 7.6%
Rank
21st
of 221 groups
All-time high
56.5%
in 2023
All-time low
32.9%
in 1982
Years of data
44
1981–2024
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in UNESCO: Sids, 1981–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in UNESCO: Sids stood at 52.2%.
The figure is down 7.6% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in UNESCO: Sids peaked at 56.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 32.9%, in 1982.
UNESCO: Sids ranks 21st of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in UNESCO: Sids, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 32.9% | — |
| 1982 | 32.9% | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 33.5% | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 32.9% | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 34.7% | +5.4% |
| 1986 | 37.1% | +7.2% |
| 1987 | 36.8% | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 37.1% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 37.7% | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 38.2% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 38.0% | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 38.1% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 39.2% | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 38.9% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 38.0% | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 37.8% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 37.9% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 38.6% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 39.6% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 40.4% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 40.8% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 41.1% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 37.1% | -9.5% |
| 2004 | 43.0% | +15.8% |
| 2005 | 52.2% | +21.4% |
| 2006 | 52.2% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 51.6% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 53.8% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 54.4% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 54.9% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 47.7% | -13.2% |
| 2012 | 48.3% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 47.7% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 47.2% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 47.8% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 48.1% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 49.7% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 49.9% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 50.4% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 50.6% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 50.6% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 50.7% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 56.5% | +11.4% |
| 2024 | 52.2% | -7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35.1% | 32.9% | 37.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 38.4% | 37.8% | 39.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.7% | 37.1% | 54.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.2% | 47.2% | 54.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.1% | 50.6% | 56.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNESCO: Sids
More education data for UNESCO: Sids
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 131,313 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0307 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -3.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 569,310 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -3.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 850,086 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.0239 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.42 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in UNESCO: Sids?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in UNESCO: Sids was 52.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in UNESCO: Sids?
- The highest recorded value was 56.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in UNESCO: Sids?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.9% in 1982.
- How does UNESCO: Sids rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- UNESCO: Sids ranks 21st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in UNESCO: Sids?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNESCO: Sids 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