Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in UNESCO: Sids
UNESCO: Sids: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 49.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in UNESCO: Sids, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in UNESCO: Sids stood at 49.4%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in UNESCO: Sids peaked at 49.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 34.5%, in 2005.
That places UNESCO: Sids 114th out of 211 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in UNESCO: Sids, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 36.5% | — |
| 2000 | 36.7% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 38.0% | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 35.8% | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 35.6% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 35.3% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 34.5% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 37.2% | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 38.5% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 40.6% | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 43.6% | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 43.0% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 41.6% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 41.2% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 42.5% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 43.7% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 44.8% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 42.5% | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 42.2% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 44.0% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 46.0% | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 46.1% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 46.7% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 48.6% | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 49.4% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.5% | 36.5% | 36.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 37.6% | 34.5% | 43.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.1% | 41.2% | 46.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.7% | 46.1% | 49.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near UNESCO: Sids
- 111 Micronesia, Federated States of 50.7% compare
- 112 Qatar 50.7% compare
- 113 Denmark 50.6% compare
- 114 Iran, Islamic Republic of 50.4% compare
- 115 Mexico 50.1% compare
- 116 Liechtenstein 50.0% compare
- 117 Marshall Islands 49.8% compare
More education data for UNESCO: Sids
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 131,313 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0307 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -3.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 569,310 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -3.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 850,086 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.0239 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.42 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in UNESCO: Sids?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in UNESCO: Sids was 49.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in UNESCO: Sids?
- The highest recorded value was 49.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in UNESCO: Sids?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.5% in 2005.
- How does UNESCO: Sids rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- UNESCO: Sids ranks 114th out of 211 groups with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in UNESCO: Sids?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNESCO: Sids 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