Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426): Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 52.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), 1998–2024
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: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) is 52.9%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) peaked at 57.4% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 44.5%, in 1998.
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 92nd of 211 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 44.5% | — |
| 1999 | 46.3% | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 47.3% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 48.6% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 49.4% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 52.1% | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 53.0% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 54.0% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 54.0% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 53.8% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 57.4% | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 55.8% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 56.8% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 57.2% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 56.6% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 55.3% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 52.8% | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 53.2% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 51.7% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 52.2% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 52.6% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 53.4% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 52.6% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 52.9% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 53.3% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 53.1% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 52.9% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.4% | 44.5% | 46.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 52.5% | 47.3% | 57.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.2% | 51.7% | 57.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.0% | 52.6% | 53.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
More education data for ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.30 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -5.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.81 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.35 % change on previous year (2022)
All data for ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) was 52.9% 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: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The highest recorded value was 57.4% in 2008.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.5% in 1998.
- How does ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 92nd out of 211 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) 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