Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in United States of America
United States of America: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 51.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in United States of America, 1975–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in United States of America is 51.7%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in United States of America peaked at 51.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 25.3%, in 1975.
That places United States of America 39th out of 172 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in United States of America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 25.3% | — |
| 1988 | 33.2% | +31.2% |
| 1990 | 35.2% | +6.1% |
| 1991 | 35.2% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 36.4% | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 38.7% | +6.3% |
| 1995 | 38.6% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 38.6% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 49.1% | +27.1% |
| 2015 | 49.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 49.4% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 49.6% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 49.9% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 50.2% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 50.6% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 50.9% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 51.3% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 51.7% | +0.7% |
United States of America compared with similar countries
- United States of America's 51.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 47.8%, 1.1× the median. (68 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in United States of America 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +31.2% | 25.3% | 33.2% |
| 2014 | +27.1% | 38.6% | 49.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.3% | 25.3% | 25.3% | 1 |
| 1980s | 33.2% | 33.2% | 33.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 37.1% | 35.2% | 38.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 49.5% | 49.1% | 50.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 51.1% | 50.6% | 51.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
More education data for United States of America
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.74 million (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 419,732 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4.34 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.14 million (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 25.35 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 23.83 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0708 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in United States of America?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in United States of America was 51.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 51.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.3% in 1975.
- How does United States of America rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- United States of America ranks 39th out of 172 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America 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