Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 16.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 16.7%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 18.0% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 20.9% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 11.3%, in 2007.
That places GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 206th out of 211 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 20.9% | — |
| 1999 | 18.8% | -10.0% |
| 2000 | 15.5% | -17.5% |
| 2001 | 15.5% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 14.0% | -9.6% |
| 2003 | 12.7% | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 13.0% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 12.1% | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 11.4% | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 11.3% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 13.0% | +15.1% |
| 2009 | 12.7% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 12.1% | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 11.4% | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 13.2% | +15.4% |
| 2013 | 13.9% | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 14.5% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 14.9% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 14.8% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 14.2% | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 14.0% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 13.8% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 14.1% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 14.1% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 14.1% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 16.7% | +18.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.9% | 18.8% | 20.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 13.1% | 11.3% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.7% | 11.4% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.8% | 14.1% | 16.7% | 4 |
More education data for GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.16 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.39 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 17.08 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9721 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9768 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 56.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 16.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 20.9% in 1998.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3% in 2007.
- How does GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 206th out of 211 groups with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 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