Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in GPE: Region 3
GPE: Region 3: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 53.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in GPE: Region 3, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
GPE: Region 3 recorded 53.4% for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in GPE: Region 3 peaked at 53.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37.8%, in 1998.
That places GPE: Region 3 86th 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: Region 3, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 41.5% | — |
| 1998 | 37.8% | -8.9% |
| 1999 | 39.2% | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 39.0% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 39.2% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 39.4% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 40.1% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 39.2% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 41.0% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 42.2% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 46.4% | +9.9% |
| 2008 | 44.5% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 45.6% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 44.9% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 46.7% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 46.8% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 46.5% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 46.3% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 45.4% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 44.6% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 46.3% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 46.7% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 48.4% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 49.0% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 50.1% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 52.4% | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 52.3% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 53.4% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.5% | 37.8% | 41.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 41.7% | 39.0% | 46.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.3% | 44.6% | 48.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.4% | 49.0% | 53.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Region 3
More education data for GPE: Region 3
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 55.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 59.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 35.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 33.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 16.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.25 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in GPE: Region 3?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in GPE: Region 3 was 53.4% 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: Region 3?
- The highest recorded value was 53.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in GPE: Region 3?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.8% in 1998.
- How does GPE: Region 3 rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- GPE: Region 3 ranks 86th out of 211 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in GPE: Region 3?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Region 3 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