Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in MDG: Western Asia
MDG: Western Asia: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 51.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
51.3%
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
104th
of 211 groups
All-time high
51.4%
in 2022
All-time low
34.7%
in 1993
Years of data
31
1993–2023
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in MDG: Western Asia, 1993–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
MDG: Western Asia recorded 51.3% for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in MDG: Western Asia peaked at 51.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 34.7%, in 1993.
MDG: Western Asia ranks 104th of 211 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in MDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 34.7% | — |
| 1994 | 36.8% | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 37.7% | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 38.1% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 40.5% | +6.6% |
| 1998 | 42.1% | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 43.3% | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 44.1% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 44.8% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 45.4% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 47.4% | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 48.0% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 48.7% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 48.8% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 48.6% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 51.0% | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 49.9% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 50.7% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 50.8% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 50.7% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 50.0% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 48.7% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 49.4% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 48.7% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 49.8% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 50.3% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 51.0% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 50.6% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 51.0% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 51.4% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 51.3% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.0% | 34.7% | 43.3% | 7 |
| 2000s | 47.7% | 44.1% | 51.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.0% | 48.7% | 51.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.1% | 50.6% | 51.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Western Asia
- 101 Türkiye 52.5% compare
- 102 Luxembourg 52.4% compare
- 103 El Salvador 52.3% compare
- 104 Pakistan 52.2% compare
- 105 Palau 51.9% compare
- 106 Maldives 51.8% compare
- 107 Lao People's Democratic Republic 51.8% compare
More education data for MDG: Western Asia
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.11 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.88 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.4264 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.72 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 517,916 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.70 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in MDG: Western Asia?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in MDG: Western Asia was 51.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 51.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.7% in 1993.
- How does MDG: Western Asia rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- MDG: Western Asia ranks 104th out of 211 groups with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in MDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Western Asia 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