Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 53.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 2009–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) stood at 53.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 56.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 48.7%, in 2010.
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 82nd of 211 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 50.8% | — |
| 2010 | 48.7% | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 51.7% | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 51.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 52.3% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 52.7% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 56.2% | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 54.8% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 55.3% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 55.1% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 55.4% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 55.5% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 53.9% | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 53.6% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 53.6% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 53.8% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.8% | 50.8% | 50.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 53.4% | 48.7% | 56.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.1% | 53.6% | 55.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
More education data for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.2683 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6859 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14.16 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 53.8% 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: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 56.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.7% in 2010.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 82nd out of 211 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 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