Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in SDG: Least Developed Countries
SDG: Least Developed Countries: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 22.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Least Developed Countries recorded 22.6% for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 22.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.6%, in 2000.
SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 199th of 211 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 SDG: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 20.4% | — |
| 1998 | 16.9% | -17.2% |
| 1999 | 16.8% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 15.6% | -7.0% |
| 2001 | 16.5% | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 15.9% | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 16.0% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 17.2% | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 16.0% | -6.8% |
| 2006 | 17.3% | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 17.4% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 18.0% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 18.2% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 17.2% | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 17.6% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 18.1% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 18.1% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 18.0% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 19.3% | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 19.1% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 19.7% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 18.9% | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 20.0% | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 20.2% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 20.7% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 20.9% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 22.2% | +6.4% |
| 2024 | 22.6% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.0% | 16.8% | 20.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 16.8% | 15.6% | 18.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.6% | 17.2% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.3% | 20.2% | 22.6% | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 75.92 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 36.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 11.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.684 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.32 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7503 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 87.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in SDG: Least Developed Countries was 22.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 22.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.6% in 2000.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 199th out of 211 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Least Developed Countries 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