Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in UIS: Arab States
UIS: Arab States: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 46.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in UIS: Arab States, 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 UIS: Arab States is 46.1%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in UIS: Arab States peaked at 46.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 33.6%, in 1994.
UIS: Arab States ranks 133rd 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 UIS: Arab States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 33.6% | — |
| 1995 | 34.3% | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 34.8% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 35.6% | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 37.1% | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 38.6% | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 38.8% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 39.5% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 40.3% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 41.7% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 42.2% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 42.8% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 43.5% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 43.5% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 45.1% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 45.0% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 45.8% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 46.2% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 46.3% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 45.7% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 44.7% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 45.0% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 44.4% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 44.5% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 44.9% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 45.2% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 45.1% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 45.4% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 46.3% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 46.1% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 46.1% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.7% | 33.6% | 38.6% | 6 |
| 2000s | 42.3% | 38.8% | 45.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.3% | 44.4% | 46.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.8% | 45.1% | 46.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Arab States
- 130 Eritrea 34.3% compare
- 131 Timor-Leste 31.6% compare
- 132 Angola 30.1% compare
- 133 Rwanda 29.0% compare
- 134 Afghanistan 28.1% compare
- 135 Bangladesh 28.1% compare
- 136 Niger 26.6% compare
More education data for UIS: Arab States
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 20.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.6559 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 14.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.96 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in UIS: Arab States?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in UIS: Arab States was 46.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The highest recorded value was 46.3% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.6% in 1994.
- How does UIS: Arab States rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- UIS: Arab States ranks 133rd out of 211 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in UIS: Arab States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: Arab States 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