Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 48.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 48.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 49.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 48.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.3%, in 1997.
GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 118th of 211 groups on this measure, 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: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 12.3% | — |
| 1998 | 19.9% | +61.2% |
| 1999 | 21.0% | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 21.8% | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 22.8% | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 23.3% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 24.3% | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 25.7% | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 25.3% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 28.8% | +13.9% |
| 2007 | 28.7% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 29.6% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 31.1% | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 29.5% | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 31.9% | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 32.6% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 33.4% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 32.3% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 31.9% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 31.3% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 32.7% | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 31.2% | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 37.3% | +19.5% |
| 2020 | 38.8% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 42.6% | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 47.3% | +10.8% |
| 2023 | 47.9% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 48.4% | +1.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +61.2% | 12.3% | 19.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.7% | 12.3% | 21.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 26.1% | 21.8% | 31.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.4% | 29.5% | 37.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.0% | 38.8% | 48.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
- 115 Mexico 50.1% compare
- 116 Liechtenstein 50.0% compare
- 117 Marshall Islands 49.8% compare
- 118 Palestine 48.6% compare
- 119 Egypt 47.8% compare
- 120 Cambodia 47.2% compare
- 121 Switzerland 46.8% compare
More education data for GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.41 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.26 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 48.4% 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: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 48.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.3% in 1997.
- How does GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 118th out of 211 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: South Asia 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