Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 53.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) recorded 53.6% for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 53.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 38.7%, in 1993.
That places ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 84th out of 211 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 38.7% | — |
| 1994 | 39.5% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 40.5% | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 41.4% | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 42.2% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 44.0% | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 49.1% | +11.5% |
| 2000 | 44.9% | -8.5% |
| 2001 | 44.8% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 44.3% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 44.4% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 44.0% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 44.4% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 44.6% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 45.2% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 45.4% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 46.2% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 46.8% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 47.2% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 47.3% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 49.8% | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 49.4% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 49.5% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 49.3% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 50.4% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 50.7% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 51.2% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 50.7% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 51.5% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 52.3% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 52.8% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 53.6% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.2% | 38.7% | 49.1% | 7 |
| 2000s | 44.8% | 44.0% | 46.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.1% | 46.8% | 51.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.2% | 50.7% | 53.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3795 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 203.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6175 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 187.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 216.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 198.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.1619 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 53.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 53.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.7% in 1993.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 84th out of 211 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 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