Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437): Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 61.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), 1994–2024
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 Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) is 61.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) peaked at 61.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 46.2%, in 1994.
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 27th of 211 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 46.2% | — |
| 1995 | 47.2% | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 48.6% | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 49.7% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 54.0% | +8.5% |
| 1999 | 60.8% | +12.6% |
| 2000 | 53.6% | -11.8% |
| 2001 | 54.9% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 54.0% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 52.8% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 52.5% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 52.9% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 51.8% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 51.8% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 51.9% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 52.8% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 53.6% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 54.9% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 55.2% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 55.6% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 56.1% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 56.4% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 56.9% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 58.4% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 59.3% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 59.9% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 59.5% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 60.2% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 60.3% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 60.9% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 61.7% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.1% | 46.2% | 60.8% | 6 |
| 2000s | 52.9% | 51.8% | 54.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.6% | 53.6% | 59.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.5% | 59.5% | 61.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 46.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.45 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 91.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 76.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.46 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) was 61.7% 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 Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- The highest recorded value was 61.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.2% in 1994.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 27th 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 Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 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