Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa
UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 32.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa, 2003–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa recorded 32.8% for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 32.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 26.2%, in 2005.
That places UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa 181st out of 211 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 28.6% | — |
| 2004 | 27.7% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 26.2% | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 28.0% | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 26.7% | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 29.2% | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 29.8% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 29.1% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 30.8% | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 29.1% | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 27.9% | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 28.5% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 30.7% | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 30.1% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 30.9% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 31.8% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 32.1% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 32.3% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 32.3% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 32.4% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 32.8% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.0% | 26.2% | 29.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 30.1% | 27.9% | 32.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.4% | 32.3% | 32.8% | 4 |
More education data for UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.90 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 39.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.52 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.60 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa was 32.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 32.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.2% in 2005.
- How does UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 181st out of 211 groups with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: 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