Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 44.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 44.0% for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 44.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 33.3%, in 1997.
That places GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 142nd 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 GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 33.8% | — |
| 1995 | 34.1% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 35.1% | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 33.3% | -5.1% |
| 1998 | 35.0% | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 36.6% | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 36.1% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 36.6% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 37.5% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 37.6% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 37.1% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 37.8% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 38.9% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 39.4% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 39.9% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 40.2% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 40.9% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 41.4% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 41.0% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 41.1% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 41.2% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 41.3% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 40.5% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 41.2% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 42.1% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 42.2% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 42.8% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 42.4% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 43.8% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 43.8% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 44.0% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.7% | 33.3% | 36.6% | 6 |
| 2000s | 38.1% | 36.1% | 40.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.3% | 40.5% | 42.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.4% | 42.4% | 44.0% | 5 |
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More education data for GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 844,570 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 8.64 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 44.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 44.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.3% in 1997.
- How does GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 142nd out of 211 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Middle East & North Africa 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