Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420): Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 47.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) recorded 47.4% 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 1.4% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) peaked at 47.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 29.8%, in 1993.
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 122nd 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: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 29.8% | — |
| 1994 | 30.6% | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 30.5% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 30.7% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 30.7% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 31.1% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 32.3% | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 32.9% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 32.3% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 32.4% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 33.0% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 31.8% | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 32.5% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 34.2% | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 34.9% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 36.2% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 37.3% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 38.2% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 38.6% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 38.8% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 43.1% | +11.2% |
| 2014 | 41.7% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 41.4% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 40.7% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 41.7% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 40.7% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 43.2% | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 43.6% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 44.5% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 46.1% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 46.7% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 47.4% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.8% | 29.8% | 32.3% | 7 |
| 2000s | 33.8% | 31.8% | 37.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.8% | 38.2% | 43.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.6% | 43.6% | 47.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
More education data for ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.5261 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 100.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1925 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 93.84 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 108.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) was 47.4% 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: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- The highest recorded value was 47.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.8% in 1993.
- How does ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 122nd out of 211 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 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