Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 29.5% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, 1987–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa is 29.5%, measured in 2018.
The figure is down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa peaked at 31.0% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 26.0%, in 1987.
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 175th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 26.0% | — |
| 1988 | 26.1% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 27.4% | +4.9% |
| 1990 | 27.5% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 26.9% | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 27.2% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 28.4% | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 30.3% | +6.6% |
| 1995 | 31.0% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 29.8% | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 29.0% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 29.6% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 29.4% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 29.0% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 28.9% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 28.9% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 29.8% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 29.5% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 29.5% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 26.5% | 26.0% | 27.4% | 3 |
| 1990s | 28.6% | 26.9% | 31.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 29.8% | 29.8% | 29.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 29.3% | 28.9% | 29.8% | 9 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
More education data for UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 49.26 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.77 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36.30 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 50.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 8.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.20 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa was 29.5% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 31.0% in 1995.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.0% in 1987.
- How does UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 175th out of 221 groups with data for 2018.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Eastern and Southern 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