Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102): Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 14.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), 2002–2023
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: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) is 14.0%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 14.5% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) peaked at 20.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 12.2%, in 2022.
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 210th of 211 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 17.7% | — |
| 2003 | 17.4% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 17.1% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 16.6% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 16.1% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 15.9% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 18.0% | +13.6% |
| 2009 | 17.2% | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 17.3% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 16.9% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 16.1% | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 16.3% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 19.8% | +21.8% |
| 2015 | 20.3% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 15.1% | -25.2% |
| 2017 | 14.0% | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 13.4% | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 13.5% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 14.0% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 14.5% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 12.2% | -15.6% |
| 2023 | 14.0% | +14.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.0% | 15.9% | 18.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 16.3% | 13.4% | 20.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.7% | 12.2% | 14.5% | 4 |
More education data for ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.43 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.95 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.58 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.51 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9236 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 41.20 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) was 14.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The highest recorded value was 20.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.2% in 2022.
- How does ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 210th out of 211 groups with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) 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