Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101): Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 33.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), 2004–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) is 33.5%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) peaked at 46.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 6.9%, in 2004.
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 176th of 211 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 upper secondary education who are female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 6.9% | — |
| 2005 | 8.8% | +28.3% |
| 2006 | 7.2% | -19.0% |
| 2007 | 9.2% | +28.7% |
| 2008 | 36.7% | +297.9% |
| 2009 | 29.0% | -21.0% |
| 2012 | 46.1% | +59.1% |
| 2013 | 28.7% | -37.7% |
| 2014 | 27.5% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 29.3% | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 29.5% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 31.7% | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 31.8% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 31.5% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 31.4% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 31.3% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 31.4% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 31.4% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 33.5% | +6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.3% | 6.9% | 36.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 32.0% | 27.5% | 46.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 31.8% | 31.3% | 33.5% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.78 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 229,324 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) was 33.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The highest recorded value was 46.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9% in 2004.
- How does ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 176th out of 211 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) 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