Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)

ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439): Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 21.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
21.6%
Change on year
up 9.4%
Rank
201st
of 211 groups
All-time high
34.3%
in 1998
All-time low
19.3%
in 2019
Years of data
26
1998–2023

Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), 1998–2023

01020301998201020231998: 34.3 %1999: 32.5 %2000: 31.4 %2001: 30.2 %2002: 29.1 %2003: 30.1 %2004: 29.7 %2005: 29 %2006: 28.5 %2007: 27.5 %2008: 27.7 %2009: 26.2 %2010: 26.2 %2011: 25 %2012: 25.1 %2013: 22.8 %2014: 21.7 %2015: 21.8 %2016: 21 %2017: 20.3 %2018: 20.1 %2019: 19.3 %2020: 19.3 %2021: 19.4 %2022: 19.7 %2023: 21.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2023, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) stood at 21.6%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.4% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) peaked at 34.3% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 19.3%, in 2019.

ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 201st of 211 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), year by year

Annual values for Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female (%) in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), 1998 to 2023.
Year % Change
1998 34.3%
1999 32.5% -5.3%
2000 31.4% -3.4%
2001 30.2% -3.8%
2002 29.1% -3.7%
2003 30.1% +3.6%
2004 29.7% -1.5%
2005 29.0% -2.1%
2006 28.5% -1.8%
2007 27.5% -3.5%
2008 27.7% +0.7%
2009 26.2% -5.5%
2010 26.2% -0.1%
2011 25.0% -4.4%
2012 25.1% +0.2%
2013 22.8% -9.0%
2014 21.7% -4.8%
2015 21.8% +0.2%
2016 21.0% -3.8%
2017 20.3% -3.3%
2018 20.1% -0.9%
2019 19.3% -3.9%
2020 19.3% +0.3%
2021 19.4% +0.1%
2022 19.7% +1.7%
2023 21.6% +9.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 33.4% 32.5% 34.3% 2
2000s 29.0% 26.2% 31.4% 10
2010s 22.3% 19.3% 26.2% 10
2020s 20.0% 19.3% 21.6% 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) was 21.6% 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: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
The highest recorded value was 34.3% in 1998.
What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
The lowest recorded value was 19.3% in 2019.
How does ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 201st out of 211 groups with data for 2023.
Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 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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Indicator
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
364 places, 8,227 data points, 1971–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release