Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 29.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, 1987–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern stood at 29.3%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 29.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 24.2%, in 1987.
That places WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 177th out of 221 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 24.2% | — |
| 1988 | 24.2% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 25.3% | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 25.4% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 24.5% | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 25.0% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 26.1% | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 28.0% | +7.3% |
| 1995 | 28.6% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 27.8% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 27.6% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 27.0% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 26.1% | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 25.7% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 26.4% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 26.0% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 26.0% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 27.4% | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 28.0% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 29.1% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 29.0% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 29.0% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 29.3% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 24.6% | 24.2% | 25.3% | 3 |
| 1990s | 26.3% | 24.5% | 28.6% | 6 |
| 2000s | 27.1% | 26.1% | 27.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 27.6% | 25.7% | 29.3% | 10 |
More education data for WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.71 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.23 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.92 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.91 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.18 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.98 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9717 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 46.07 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern was 29.3% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 29.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.2% in 1987.
- How does WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 177th out of 221 groups with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 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