Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024: 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 GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 stood at 47.9%. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 47.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 34.0%, in 2004.
That places GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 121st 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 28 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 36.9% | — |
| 1998 | 35.5% | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 35.1% | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 34.4% | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 34.2% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 34.4% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 34.7% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 34.0% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 36.2% | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 36.7% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 41.3% | +12.3% |
| 2008 | 39.2% | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 40.1% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 39.9% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 41.3% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 41.0% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 40.3% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 40.4% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 40.1% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 39.4% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 41.5% | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 42.1% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 42.8% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 43.1% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 43.5% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 45.3% | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 45.5% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 47.9% | +5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.8% | 35.1% | 36.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 36.5% | 34.0% | 41.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.9% | 39.4% | 42.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.1% | 43.1% | 47.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024
More education data for GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.26 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8191 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 49.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 50.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 35.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 12.86 million (2024)
All data for GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 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 GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
- 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 GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.0% in 2004.
- How does GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 ranks 121st out of 211 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) 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