Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 48.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, 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 UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa is 48.3%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa peaked at 48.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 34.9%, in 1994.
That places UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa 119th 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 31 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 34.9% | — |
| 1995 | 36.0% | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 36.5% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 37.5% | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 38.9% | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 40.3% | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 40.6% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 41.4% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 42.2% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 43.4% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 43.6% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 44.4% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 45.1% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 45.0% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 46.8% | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 46.8% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 47.5% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 47.9% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 48.2% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 47.9% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 47.2% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 47.3% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 46.6% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 46.7% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 47.1% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 47.4% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 47.4% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 47.6% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 48.5% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 48.3% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 48.3% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.3% | 34.9% | 40.3% | 6 |
| 2000s | 43.9% | 40.6% | 46.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.4% | 46.6% | 48.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.0% | 47.4% | 48.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- 116 Liechtenstein 50.0% compare
- 117 Marshall Islands 49.8% compare
- 118 Palestine 48.6% compare
- 119 Egypt 47.8% compare
- 120 Cambodia 47.2% compare
- 121 Switzerland 46.8% compare
- 122 India 46.4% compare
More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5257 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.11 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa was 48.3% 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: Middle East and North Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 48.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.9% in 1994.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 119th out of 211 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North 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