Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407): Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 56.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407), 1996–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) is 56.4%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) peaked at 56.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 41.4%, in 1996.
ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) ranks 59th of 211 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 41.4% | — |
| 1997 | 41.8% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 45.1% | +7.9% |
| 1999 | 46.2% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 46.7% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 46.6% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 48.5% | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 49.6% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 50.2% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 50.1% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 52.8% | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 53.1% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 52.8% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 53.0% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 52.9% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 51.5% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 51.4% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 51.9% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 52.5% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 51.8% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 52.3% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 53.2% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 52.8% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 53.4% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 53.4% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 54.6% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 56.3% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 56.4% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.6% | 41.4% | 46.2% | 4 |
| 2000s | 50.3% | 46.6% | 53.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.4% | 51.4% | 53.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.2% | 53.4% | 56.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
More education data for ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 27.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 24.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 9.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 5.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 544,032 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 10.58 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) was 56.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- The highest recorded value was 56.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.4% in 1996.
- How does ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) ranks 59th out of 211 groups with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) 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