Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Gulf Area
UNICEF: Gulf Area: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 56.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
56.0%
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
65th
of 211 groups
All-time high
60.5%
in 2008
All-time low
52.8%
in 2007
Years of data
18
2007–2024
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Gulf Area, 2007–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: Gulf Area recorded 56.0% for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Gulf Area peaked at 60.5% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 52.8%, in 2007.
UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 65th of 211 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Gulf Area, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 52.8% | — |
| 2008 | 60.5% | +14.5% |
| 2009 | 56.2% | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 56.1% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 56.6% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 57.4% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 58.0% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 54.9% | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 55.7% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 55.0% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 54.2% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 54.8% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 57.3% | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 55.6% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 56.6% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 56.7% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 56.0% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 56.0% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.5% | 52.8% | 60.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 56.0% | 54.2% | 58.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.2% | 55.6% | 56.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Gulf Area
- 62 Kiribati 61.6% compare
- 63 Finland 61.5% compare
- 64 Samoa 61.4% compare
- 65 New Zealand 61.4% compare
- 66 Dominican Republic 61.1% compare
- 67 Cuba 60.3% compare
- 68 South Africa 60.0% compare
More education data for UNICEF: Gulf Area
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0178 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7367 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 796,027 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 18.72 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Gulf Area was 56.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The highest recorded value was 60.5% in 2008.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.8% in 2007.
- How does UNICEF: Gulf Area rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 65th out of 211 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UNICEF: Gulf Area 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