Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 30.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2001–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 30.2% for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in 2022. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 30.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 21.2%, in 2005.
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 188th of 211 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 25.2% | — |
| 2002 | 22.2% | -11.8% |
| 2003 | 24.0% | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 22.4% | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 21.2% | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 23.3% | +9.9% |
| 2007 | 21.9% | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 25.7% | +17.4% |
| 2009 | 26.4% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 28.2% | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 28.5% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 26.1% | -8.4% |
| 2013 | 24.9% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 25.2% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 27.7% | +9.9% |
| 2016 | 26.8% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 27.9% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 29.2% | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 29.4% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 30.0% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 30.0% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 30.2% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.6% | 21.2% | 26.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 27.4% | 24.9% | 29.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.0% | 30.0% | 30.2% | 3 |
More education data for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 35.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 39.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.38 million (2021)
All data for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 30.2% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 30.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.2% in 2005.
- How does GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 188th out of 211 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Sub-saharan 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