Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438): Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 47.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 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: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) is 47.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) peaked at 47.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 34.3%, in 1993.
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 120th 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: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 34.3% | — |
| 1994 | 35.1% | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 35.6% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 35.8% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 35.7% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 34.9% | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 36.4% | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 36.5% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 35.9% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 35.6% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 36.2% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 34.8% | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 35.2% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 36.9% | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 37.4% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 38.4% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 39.5% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 40.0% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 40.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 40.2% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 42.8% | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 41.7% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 41.7% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 41.3% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 41.9% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 41.6% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 43.6% | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 44.1% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 44.9% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 46.5% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 46.8% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 47.9% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.4% | 34.3% | 36.4% | 7 |
| 2000s | 36.6% | 34.8% | 39.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.5% | 40.0% | 43.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.0% | 44.1% | 47.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
- 117 Marshall Islands 49.8% compare
- 118 Palestine, State of 48.6% compare
- 119 Egypt 47.8% compare
- 120 Cambodia 47.2% compare
- 121 Switzerland 46.8% compare
- 122 India 46.4% compare
- 123 Sudan 45.8% compare
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0831 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 143.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4555 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 135.85 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 181.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.5884 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) was 47.9% 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: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- The highest recorded value was 47.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.3% in 1993.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 120th out of 211 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 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