Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in AIMS: South and West Asia
AIMS: South and West Asia: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 47.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in AIMS: South and West Asia, 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
AIMS: South and West Asia recorded 47.1% for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in AIMS: South and West Asia peaked at 47.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 28.5%, in 1993.
That places AIMS: South and West Asia 125th out of 211 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in AIMS: South and West Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 28.5% | — |
| 1994 | 29.5% | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 29.2% | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 29.5% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 29.8% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 30.3% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 31.3% | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 32.1% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 31.3% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 31.4% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 32.2% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 30.9% | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 31.7% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 33.6% | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 34.3% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 35.8% | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 36.9% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 37.9% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 38.3% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 38.5% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 43.0% | +11.7% |
| 2014 | 41.3% | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 40.9% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 40.0% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 40.9% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 39.6% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 42.5% | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 42.9% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 43.9% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 45.6% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 46.3% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 47.1% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.7% | 28.5% | 31.3% | 7 |
| 2000s | 33.0% | 30.9% | 36.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.3% | 37.9% | 43.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.2% | 42.9% | 47.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near AIMS: South and West Asia
More education data for AIMS: South and West Asia
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.70 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 88.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.205 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 94.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 28.18 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in AIMS: South and West Asia?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in AIMS: South and West Asia was 47.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in AIMS: South and West Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 47.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in AIMS: South and West Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.5% in 1993.
- How does AIMS: South and West Asia rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- AIMS: South and West Asia ranks 125th out of 211 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in AIMS: South and West Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this AIMS: South and West Asia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release