Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 32.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, 2003–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa stood at 32.4%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 32.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 24.9%, in 2005.
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 184th of 211 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 27.6% | — |
| 2004 | 26.5% | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 24.9% | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 27.1% | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 25.8% | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 28.5% | +10.5% |
| 2009 | 29.0% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 28.3% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 30.3% | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 28.4% | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 27.3% | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 27.7% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 30.1% | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 29.5% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 30.3% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 31.3% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 31.7% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 31.9% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 32.0% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 31.9% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 32.4% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.1% | 24.9% | 29.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 29.5% | 27.3% | 31.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.0% | 31.9% | 32.4% | 4 |
More education data for UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.73 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7518 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 37.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 40.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.6 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.53 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa was 32.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 32.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.9% in 2005.
- How does UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 184th out of 211 groups with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: Sub-saharan Africa 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