Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411): Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 32.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) stood at 32.0%.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) peaked at 48.3% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 18.4%, in 1998.
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 186th of 211 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 48.3% | — |
| 1998 | 18.4% | -62.0% |
| 1999 | 19.5% | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 19.7% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 21.1% | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 20.7% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 21.6% | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 23.4% | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 21.9% | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 24.9% | +13.6% |
| 2007 | 25.2% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 25.4% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 26.3% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 24.3% | -7.8% |
| 2011 | 27.0% | +11.3% |
| 2012 | 27.5% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 27.6% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 26.8% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 26.7% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 26.5% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 29.2% | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 26.8% | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 30.1% | +12.1% |
| 2020 | 30.4% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 30.9% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 31.2% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 31.7% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 32.0% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.7% | 18.4% | 48.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 23.0% | 19.7% | 26.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.3% | 24.3% | 30.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.3% | 30.4% | 32.0% | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.4733 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.95 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.8789 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 508,954 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) was 32.0% 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: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The highest recorded value was 48.3% in 1997.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.4% in 1998.
- How does ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 186th out of 211 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 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