Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in SDG: Western Asia
SDG: Western Asia: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 54.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in SDG: Western Asia, 1995–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Western Asia recorded 54.0% for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in SDG: Western Asia peaked at 55.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 40.2%, in 1995.
That places SDG: Western Asia 80th 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 30 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in SDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 40.2% | — |
| 1996 | 42.7% | +6.2% |
| 1997 | 46.0% | +7.6% |
| 1998 | 50.6% | +10.1% |
| 1999 | 51.5% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 51.9% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 51.5% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 52.0% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 53.4% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 53.8% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 54.4% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 54.2% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 54.0% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 55.9% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 55.0% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 55.1% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 54.8% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 54.6% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 53.8% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 52.6% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 52.9% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 52.1% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 52.8% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 53.3% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 54.1% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 53.9% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 54.1% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 54.4% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 54.2% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 54.0% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.2% | 40.2% | 51.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 53.6% | 51.5% | 55.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.6% | 52.1% | 55.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.1% | 53.9% | 54.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Western Asia
More education data for SDG: Western Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.9495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.49 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7535 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.901 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0164 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in SDG: Western Asia?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in SDG: Western Asia was 54.0% 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: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 55.9% in 2008.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.2% in 1995.
- How does SDG: Western Asia rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- SDG: Western Asia ranks 80th out of 211 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in SDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: 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