Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503): Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 52.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), 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 ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) is 52.1%, 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 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) peaked at 52.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 36.4%, in 1997.
That places ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 99th out of 211 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 36.5% | — |
| 1995 | 37.2% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 36.8% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 36.4% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 38.6% | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 40.7% | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 40.8% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 41.4% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 41.9% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 44.5% | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 44.6% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 45.5% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 46.2% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 46.7% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 47.4% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 48.0% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 48.7% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 48.9% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 49.6% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 48.3% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 47.5% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 47.8% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 47.8% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 48.1% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 49.0% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 49.3% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 49.6% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 50.0% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 51.8% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 51.4% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 52.1% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.7% | 36.4% | 40.7% | 6 |
| 2000s | 44.7% | 40.8% | 48.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.5% | 47.5% | 49.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.0% | 49.6% | 52.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
More education data for ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5456 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2365 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2143 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.21 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) was 52.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The highest recorded value was 52.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.4% in 1997.
- How does ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 99th out of 211 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 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