Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in MDG: Developed Regions
MDG: Developed Regions: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 61.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in MDG: Developed Regions, 1992–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in MDG: Developed Regions stood at 61.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in MDG: Developed Regions peaked at 61.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 54.4%, in 1992.
MDG: Developed Regions ranks 28th of 211 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in MDG: Developed Regions, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 54.4% | — |
| 1993 | 55.2% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 55.7% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 55.9% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 56.3% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 56.5% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 56.0% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 57.3% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 57.8% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 58.9% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 59.2% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 59.4% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 59.8% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 59.7% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 60.0% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 60.4% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 60.2% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 60.5% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 60.2% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 60.3% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 60.5% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 60.7% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 60.6% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 60.9% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 61.0% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 61.3% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 61.5% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 61.8% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 61.2% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 61.7% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 61.6% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 61.6% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 61.4% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.9% | 54.4% | 57.3% | 8 |
| 2000s | 59.6% | 57.8% | 60.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.9% | 60.2% | 61.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.5% | 61.2% | 61.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Developed Regions
More education data for MDG: Developed Regions
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.432 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 99.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.4349 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 38.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.4289 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 36.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 18.18 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.55 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 749,754 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.70 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in MDG: Developed Regions?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in MDG: Developed Regions was 61.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in MDG: Developed Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 61.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in MDG: Developed Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.4% in 1992.
- How does MDG: Developed Regions rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- MDG: Developed Regions ranks 28th out of 211 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in MDG: Developed Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Developed Regions 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