Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 43.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
43.9%
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
79th
of 221 groups
All-time high
44.0%
in 2023
All-time low
32.4%
in 1974
Years of data
52
1972–2024
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries recorded 43.9% for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries peaked at 44.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 32.4%, in 1974.
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 79th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 38.0% | — |
| 1974 | 32.4% | -14.7% |
| 1975 | 37.0% | +14.1% |
| 1976 | 37.1% | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 37.2% | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 37.5% | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 37.5% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 37.2% | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 36.7% | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 37.1% | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 37.0% | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 37.8% | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 37.7% | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 36.8% | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 36.7% | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 36.3% | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 36.4% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 36.4% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 36.5% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 35.9% | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 35.8% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 36.0% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 37.8% | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 38.6% | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 39.7% | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 40.3% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 41.2% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 41.8% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 42.0% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 42.6% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 42.0% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 41.9% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 42.2% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 42.4% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 42.7% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 42.9% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 43.3% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 43.1% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 42.8% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 42.6% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 42.6% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 42.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 42.8% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 42.8% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 43.3% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 43.5% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 43.4% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 43.4% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 43.6% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 43.8% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 44.0% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 43.9% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36.7% | 32.4% | 38.0% | 7 |
| 1980s | 37.0% | 36.3% | 37.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.8% | 35.8% | 41.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.4% | 41.8% | 43.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.0% | 42.6% | 43.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.8% | 43.4% | 44.0% | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 569.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8422 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 274.67 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6486 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 345.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 294.84 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries was 43.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 44.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.4% in 1974.
- How does UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 79th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 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