Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428): Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 46.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), 1993–2024
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: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) is 46.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) peaked at 46.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27.8%, in 1993.
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 130th of 211 groups on this measure, 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: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 27.8% | — |
| 1994 | 28.6% | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 27.8% | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 28.3% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 28.4% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 29.0% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 29.8% | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 30.5% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 29.6% | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 29.8% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 30.8% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 29.8% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 30.6% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 32.4% | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 33.3% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 34.7% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 35.9% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 37.0% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 37.5% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 37.6% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 42.0% | +11.7% |
| 2014 | 40.1% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 39.8% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 39.2% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 40.1% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 38.8% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 42.0% | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 42.5% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 43.6% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 45.3% | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 46.1% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 46.8% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.5% | 27.8% | 29.8% | 7 |
| 2000s | 31.7% | 29.6% | 35.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.4% | 37.0% | 42.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.9% | 42.5% | 46.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
More education data for ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.6662 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.43 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 84.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1267 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 91.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 53.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 26.43 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) was 46.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The highest recorded value was 46.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.8% in 1993.
- How does ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 130th out of 211 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 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