Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103): Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 42.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103), 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) stood at 42.8%. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) peaked at 42.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 32.9%, in 1994.
ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) ranks 147th of 211 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 32.9% | — |
| 1995 | 33.0% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 34.1% | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 33.3% | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 34.6% | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 35.9% | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 35.5% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 35.8% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 36.4% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 36.7% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 36.8% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 37.6% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 38.1% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 38.3% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 38.7% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 39.0% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 39.3% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 39.9% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 40.2% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 40.3% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 40.2% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 40.2% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 40.1% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 40.3% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 40.8% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 40.9% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 41.4% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 41.5% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 42.5% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 42.4% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 42.8% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.0% | 32.9% | 35.9% | 6 |
| 2000s | 37.3% | 35.5% | 39.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.2% | 39.3% | 40.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.1% | 41.4% | 42.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
More education data for ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9256 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.06 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 875,090 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 4.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 16.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.24 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) was 42.8% 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: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- The highest recorded value was 42.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.9% in 1994.
- How does ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) ranks 147th out of 211 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) 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