Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India): Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 48.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) recorded 48.9% for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) peaked at 48.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.6%, in 1998.
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 116th 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 MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 26.7% | — |
| 1998 | 26.6% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 28.1% | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 29.2% | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 30.2% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 30.4% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 31.0% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 30.7% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 30.7% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 34.4% | +11.9% |
| 2007 | 34.1% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 36.2% | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 37.0% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 35.6% | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 37.7% | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 38.3% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 39.3% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 38.6% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 37.5% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 36.1% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 37.2% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 35.5% | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 39.9% | +12.4% |
| 2020 | 41.0% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 44.0% | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 47.9% | +8.9% |
| 2023 | 48.5% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 48.9% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.1% | 26.6% | 28.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 32.4% | 29.2% | 37.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.6% | 35.5% | 39.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.1% | 41.0% | 48.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
- 113 Denmark 50.6% compare
- 114 Iran, Islamic Republic of 50.4% compare
- 115 Mexico 50.1% compare
- 116 Liechtenstein 50.0% compare
- 117 Marshall Islands 49.8% compare
- 118 Palestine, State of 48.6% compare
- 119 Egypt 47.8% compare
More education data for MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.7828 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 24.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 26.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) was 48.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The highest recorded value was 48.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.6% in 1998.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 116th out of 211 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 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