Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 49.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia is 49.8%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 50.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 36.3%, in 1994.
That places SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 111th out of 211 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 36.3% | — |
| 1995 | 37.3% | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 38.9% | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 39.8% | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 43.3% | +8.7% |
| 1999 | 44.3% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 44.4% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 44.4% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 45.0% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 46.0% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 46.3% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 46.7% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 47.0% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 47.1% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 48.2% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 48.2% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 48.4% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 48.4% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 48.5% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 48.2% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 47.6% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 48.0% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 47.7% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 48.0% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 48.5% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 49.0% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 49.2% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 49.4% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 50.1% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 49.9% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 49.8% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.0% | 36.3% | 44.3% | 6 |
| 2000s | 46.3% | 44.4% | 48.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.2% | 47.6% | 49.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.7% | 49.2% | 50.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 61.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5703 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7875 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.40 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia was 49.8% 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: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 50.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.3% in 1994.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 111th out of 211 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Northern Africa and 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