Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118): Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 19.0% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) stood at 19.0%.
That represents a change of up 13.3% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) peaked at 21.5% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 14.9%, in 2006.
That places ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 204th out of 211 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 21.5% | — |
| 1999 | 19.3% | -10.3% |
| 2000 | 16.2% | -16.3% |
| 2001 | 16.5% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 15.7% | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 15.2% | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 15.7% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 15.2% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 14.9% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 15.1% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 16.5% | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 15.7% | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 16.0% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 15.6% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 15.7% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 16.1% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 16.1% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 18.2% | +12.8% |
| 2016 | 17.2% | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 17.0% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 16.5% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 16.4% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 16.6% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 17.0% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 16.8% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 19.0% | +13.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.4% | 19.3% | 21.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 15.7% | 14.9% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.5% | 15.6% | 18.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.3% | 16.6% | 19.0% | 4 |
More education data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.38 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.57 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.44 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.05 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.08 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.63 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.51 % change on previous year (2021)
All data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) was 19.0% 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: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The highest recorded value was 21.5% in 1998.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.9% in 2006.
- How does ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 204th out of 211 groups with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 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