Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 39.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) is 39.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 39.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 25.6%, in 1970.
That places WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 143rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 25.6% | — |
| 1971 | 27.6% | +7.7% |
| 1972 | 26.9% | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 27.1% | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 27.4% | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 27.2% | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 27.8% | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 28.2% | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 28.0% | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 27.3% | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 27.2% | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 26.9% | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 27.0% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 27.4% | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 27.1% | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 27.4% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 26.9% | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 26.9% | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 27.1% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 26.6% | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 26.6% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 26.2% | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 27.1% | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 27.8% | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 28.5% | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 29.1% | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 29.5% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 29.2% | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 28.7% | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 28.1% | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 28.2% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 28.8% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 28.7% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 28.7% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 28.9% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 30.1% | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 30.7% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 31.7% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 30.4% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 31.2% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 31.4% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 31.7% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 32.8% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 33.7% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 34.7% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 35.2% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 35.1% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 36.3% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 37.1% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 37.3% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 37.9% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 38.1% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 38.3% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 38.8% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 39.4% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.3% | 25.6% | 28.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 27.1% | 26.6% | 27.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.1% | 26.2% | 29.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.7% | 28.2% | 31.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.5% | 31.4% | 37.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.5% | 37.9% | 39.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.80 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) was 39.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 39.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.6% in 1970.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 143rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 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